JUNGALA
Standard of Excellence
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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The Jungala is an Ocicat without spots, or more precisely, a cat of Ocicat style expressing only a Classic Tabby Pattern. The type conformation is exactly the same as an Ocicat, but the pattern must conform to that of the Classic Tabby. The name “Jungala” is likewise taken from the Sanskrit word for “Jungle”. As in other breeds which are the result of allowable outcrosses between recognized breeds, the Ocicat and Jungala are intermateable with resultant progeny registered as the ‘selected breed’.
The Jungala is a medium to large agouti cat of moderate type. It displays the look of an athletic animal: well muscled and solid, graceful and lithe, yet with a fullness of body and chest. It is alert to its surroundings and shows great vitality.
| Head
| Shape
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The skull is a modified wedge showing a slight curve from muzzle to cheek, with a visible, but gentle, rise from the bridge of the nose to the brow.
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| Muzzle
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Broad and well defined with a suggestion of squareness and in profile shows good length.
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| Chin/Jaw
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Strong, jaw firm with a proper bite.
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| Whisker Pad
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The moderate whisker pinch is not too severe.
| | Neck
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The head is carried gracefully on an arched neck.
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| Ears
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Alert, moderately large.
When present ear tufts extending vertically from the tips of the ears are a bonus.
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| Placement
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Set so as to corner the upper, outside dimensions of the head. If an imaginary horizontal line is drawn across the brow the ears should be set at a 45 degree angle, i.e. neither too high nor too low.
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| Eyes
| Shape
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Large, almond in shape, and angled slightly upwards towards the ears, with more than the length of an eye between the eyes.
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| Colour
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All eye colours except blue are allowed.
There is no correspondence between eye colour and coat colour.
Intensive colour is preferred.
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