The Cornish Rex is known as the Greyhound of Cats due to its racing ability. The Cornish Rex lacks an outer coat of hair, having only the fuzzy down that exists as a base coat on most cats. The use of the word Rex, which is Latin for king, to refer to strange fur, began when King Albert I of Belgium tried to enter his rabbits in a competition. The curly hair on the rabbits would have disqualified them from the show, but no one wanted to reject the King, so they added the word Rex to his entries. Although they have less hair than other cats, Cornish Rexes still cause allergic reactions in people who are sensitive to cats.
Related pages:
Cornish Rex Rescue
Spain Animal Rescue
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Spain is Iocated in Europe and spans across approximateIy 194,000 square miIes. Threatened species known from Spain include the Mediterranean Monk Seal, Blue Whale, European Mink, and Iberian Lynx. The population of Spain is about 40 million. Most peopIe in Spain speak Castilian Spanish or Catalan. The capital of Spain is Madrid.
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