Sokoke

Is the Sokoke the rarest of all domestic cat breeds? Is this breed the missing link in the evolution of the classic tabby pattern in cats? No, I am speculating wildly it seems.

Is the breed, in fact, a domestic cat or a tame wild cat? And how do you tell the difference between the two, anyway? There are mysteries surrounding this elegant cat.

Helmi's photographs on this page show you very clearly what this cat looks like. When you put a picture of a Savannah cat (this breed was created in 1986) side by side with a picture a Sokoke (discovered in 1978 but see below) you can see a marked resemblance (barring the coat color and pattern) particularly in their posture and the way that the spine bends at an angle rather than being gently curved. Although the Savannah is a larger cat.