Savannah Breed Standard (TICA)
I've tried to simplify the breed standard for the Savannah Cat but if you wish to view the official Standards please go to the site of TICA or Savannah Cat Club Great Britain (SCCGB)
In a Traditional CATAGORY the DIVISIONS are Solid, Tabby and Silver/Smoke Division. Savannah Cat Colours are Black, Brown Spotted Tabby, Silver Spotted Tabby and Black Smoke, and the only Permissible Outcross for the Savannah Cat is a Serval
SAVANNAH CAT HEAD:
The head is small in proportion to the body.
Face - The shape of the face forms an equilateral triangle. The top of the triangle is the brow line over the eyes; the sides follow down the jaw bone meeting at the chin and the triangle excludes the ears.
Ears - Savannah Cat ears should be large and placed high on the head; wide with a deep base and rounded tips. The inner base of the ears are quite close at the top of the head. Light coloured, horizontal bars (ie. occelli) on the back of the ear are desirable, although usually only found in early generations.
Eyes - The top of the eye resembles a boomerang set at an angle so that the corner of the eye slopes down the line of the nose. The bottom half of the eye has an almond shape. Eyes are set under a slightly hooded brow, are moderately deep set and low on the forehead with at least one eye width apart. Tear stain markings are preferred along and between the eye and the nose. Eye colour is independent of coat colour, more vivid colours are preferred.
Chin: From the frontal view the chin tapers to follow the triangle of the head. In profile, the chin is very shallow without much depth.
Muzzle: The muzzle is a tapered muzzle with no break. It falls within the bottom portion of the facial triangle that runs from the brow to the point of the chin.
Profile: The forehead is a straight to slightly convex curve from the top of the head to the ridge just above the eye where there is a slight change of direction and a straight to very-slight concave curve from the ridge to the tip of the nose. In profile, the face also forms a triangle from the top of the eye to the tip of the nose, turning to follow the jaw line and back up to the eye.
Nose: Viewing from the front, the nose is wide across the top with low set nostrils. In profile, there is a slight downward turn at the end, giving a rounded appearance. Nose leather is slightly convex not flat.
Neck: Long and lean.
SAVANNAH CAT BODY:
Torso: A long lean body with a full deep rib cage and a slight, but not extreme, tuck-up and a rounded rump. The hip and thigh are full and long and a little heavy in proportion to the rest of the body. Medium boning with density and strength. Well developed firm, muscular body, but smooth.
Legs: Very long and slender yet muscular. Back legs are slightly longer than the front legs, and due to this extreme length, may now and then give a false appearance of being cow-hocked.
Feet: Oval, small to medium, with elongated toes.
Tail: Medium length and thickness, not reaching the floor when standing and tapering slightly to a blunt end' very articulated and expressive.
SAVANNAH CAT COAT: Short to medium in length with a slightly coarse feel to it; a coat that has remarkable substance and texture. Coarser guard hairs cover a softer undercoat, the spots have a notably softer texture. The coat is not inordinately dense and lays relatively flat against the body.
SAVANNAH CAT COLOURS: (Black) Brown Spotted Tabby...................................
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