Editing Scottish Fold (section)

===Ears===
[[File:Straight-eared Scottish Fold.jpg|thumb|Scottish Fold with straight ears (Scottish Straight)]]

Scottish Fold kittens that do not develop folded ears are known as Scottish Straights.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scottish Straight Breed |url=https://www.tica.org/scottish-straight-breeders?view=article&id=873:scottish-straight-breed&catid=79 |website=The International Cat Association |access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|The breed's distinctive folded ears are produced by an incomplete dominant gene that affects the cartilage of the ears, causing the ears to fold forward and downward, giving a cap-like appearance to the head. Smaller, tightly folded ears set in a cap-like fashion are preferred to a loose fold and larger ear. The large, round eyes and rounded head, cheeks, and whisker pads add to the overall rounded appearance. Despite the folded ears, folds still use their aural appendages to express themselves—the ears swivel to listen, lie back in anger and prick up when the treat bag rustles.<ref name="Pegken" />}}