Serengeti — breed standard (TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Serengeti — breed standard (TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Group and development: a TICA breed (SE) produced through permissible outcrosses to the Oriental Shorthair and Bengal; shown in the Traditional category with Tabby, Solid, and Silver/Smoke divisions.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Accepted colours: brown spotted tabby only in the Tabby division; black only in the Solid division; black silver spotted tabby and black smoke in the Silver/Smoke division. Black spots on a clear silvery ground or black smoke are acceptable, and ghost spots may show on black.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Build and coat: a medium cat of square, upright, statuesque shape with a substantial semi-foreign torso, extremely long legs, medium oval feet and a thick tapering tail; short, even, fine, dense coat with some loft.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Head: longer than wide, a modified wedge flaring straight to the ears; strikingly large upright ears set close together on top of the head with rounded tips; round large eyes well apart, gold or yellow preferred, hazel to light green allowed.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament: confident, gentle, outgoing and alert, and unchallenging.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults (penalised): side-body spots running into bars; two-toned rosetted spots; heavy ticking; small ears; short legs.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Withhold all awards: a white tail tip or white toes; blue eyes.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications: miniaturization; a challenging temperament (fear or flight allowed, but no threat of harm); plus the standard mandatory DQs — biting, intent to deceive, an adult male lacking two descended testicles, missing or faulty tail where required, more than five front or four rear toes except by injury, crossed eyes where required, total blindness, markedly undersized body, or depressed sternum / narrow rib cage.