why do Manx cats have no tail and why ? are they born like this?

Answer 1

The Manx is a breed of cat with a naturally occurring mutation of the spine. This mutation shortens the tail, resulting in a range of tail lengths from normal to tailless. Many Manx have a small 'stub' of a tail, but Manx cats are best known as being entirely tailless and it is the distinguishing characteristic of the breed.

Answer 2

There are a number of mythical tales surrounding the origins of the Manx, such as that Noah cut off its tail with the door of the Ark as the rain began to fall. In actuality, Manx cats originated on the Isle of Man, off the coast of Great Britain, among a population of cats whose common ancestry sprang from the same roots as the British Shorthair. A spontaneous mutation occurred at some point several hundred years ago, which created kittens born without the vertebrae that form the tail of normal cats. With the passage of centuries and due to the isolation of the cats from outside breeding, the taillessness eventually became a common characteristic among the Isle of Man cats, because the mutated gene is a dominant trait.
And yes they are born like that :)

Answer 3

Yes, Manx cats are born without a tail, it's part of thier breed.

Answer 4

Enough of their ancestors didn't have tails to create a gene that's passed on to offspring ! Like some breeds of cattle don't have horns,or toy fox terriers without tails.

Answer 5

It's a genetic mutation and causes many problems for breeders. You can look it up in Wikipedia. Very interesting.

Answer 6

no....everyone on the isle of mann, cuts thier cats tails off in a bizzare pagan ceremony...

Answer 7

how would we know why they were born like this?u ask God this q

Answer 8

yes they are, it's inherited