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Una estructura robusta, morro corto y cabeza redonda suena a casi cualquier felino del mundo. Pero hay un rasgo distintivo que hace que los gatos Selkirk Rex llamen mucho la atención. Y es su pelaje rizado.

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Estos son Tony, Manny, Sosa y Elvira, 4 adorables bolitas de pelo que viven en Suiza y con unos rizos dignos de salir en el bote del champú. También los llaman gatos oveja, y esta raza única lleva el nombre de las montañas Selkirk en Montana, donde nació la primera camada en un refugio de animales en 1987.

Hoy en día, estos gatitos se dedican a derretir los corazones en las redes sociales, donde 111000 seguidores siguen sus actualizaciones regulares. Echa una ojeada a estas monadas aquí debajo y prepárate para algo muy adorable.

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Esta raza es relativamente nueva, pero ya tiene estatus de culto, con gente que la adora. El pelaje rizado es resultado de una mutación natural, encontrado en una camada de un gato blanco una gata carey azul.

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Todos los Selkirk Rex son descendientes de Miss DePesto, la primera gata de esta raza, criada por Jeri Newman.

Newman se sorprendió al ver que DePesto llevaba "el gen dominante del pelaje rizado, pero también el recesivo de pelaje largo." Ambos padres tenían el gen del pelo largo.

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La raza fue presentada en 1990 y aceptada. En el año 2000, los Selkirk Rex llegaron a los campeonatos y ahora son una de las razas más únicas y queridas de las últimas décadas.

En estos días, la mayoría de Selkirk Rex nacen con rizos, pero algunos no. De adultos, los rizos son más pronunciados, y ya sean de pelaje corto o largo, son muy suaves, por lo que se los llama también "ositos de peluche".

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