Sokoke

Sokokes have blotched tabby coats in shades of brown, with amber to light green eyes. Their coats are short and coarse, with little to no undercoat. Their bodies are long and thin, with long legs.

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Sokokes were first imported to Europe in the 1980s and were first accepted in FIFe in 1993. The first Sokoke kittens in the United States were born in 1999.

The Sokoke is a breed of cat. The original name of the breed was Khadzonzos. The Khadzonzos cats were discovered in the Sokoke-Arabuke forest, on the Kenyan coast, by Jeni Slater in 1978.

The Sokoke originates from the Sokoke Arabuke rainforest in Kenya. In 1978, a Kenyan farmer, Jeni Slater, found a litter of cats with this coat and pattern markings. A breeding pair was taken to Denmark by Gloria Moeldrup.

The Sokoke is a long legged moderate-sized cat with a short dense coat without any undercoat. It looks a little like a ocelot having an "African tabby pattern" with ticked hairs in the dark part of the pattern.

From the trees of Kenya Khadzonzos have long inhabited the forests of Kenya's Sokoke district. Spending their time in trees, they are voracious insect hunters.

Sokoke StandardCategory IIISOKSokoke Standard Head Shape modified wedge, appearing small in relation to body profile: on top of the skull almost flat ...

Sokoke Tabby Modified Classic tabby pattern with agouti (background colour) hairs appearing in the solid areas of the coat giving a slightly clouded/marbled effect. Specific to the naturally occurring Sokoke breed from Kenya. Spotted ...

Sokoke The Sokoke is a shorthair cat coming from feral cats found on a farm in Kenya. They have a very odd and appealing blotched tabby pattern. This breed is still being worked on in Europe but is still unpopular in the U.S. ~T~ ...

Sokoke The Sokoke originated from the Sokoke Forest in Kenya and is a wild breed. A medium sized cat that is well muscled and affectionate. Their coat is very short and glossy and they come in tabby only with amber to green eyes.

Sokoke The Sokoke is a shorthair cat descended from feral cats found on a farm in Kenya. They have a very unusual and attractive blotched tabby pattern and look a bit like an ocelot.

SOK - Sokoke. Solid or Self - A cat with a single coat colour; a non agouti cat with hairs of one colour. Solution - A liquid in which all other particles are dissolved.

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See also: Siamese, Domestic, Genetic, Abyssinian, Oriental