Cornish Rex. Cornish rex cats are petite and fragile looking with an oval head, large round eyes, and big ears high up on the head.Their coats appear more wavy than curly because the hair is so short.

Petting a Cornish Rex is often compared to petting rabbit fur or touching silk. ... In the early 20th century, King Albert I of Belgium entered his curly-haired rabbits into a rabbit show.

That’s the overall look of a Cornish rex, a rangy feline with curly fur that originally hails from Cornwall in southwest England. Here are eight facts about the adorably unusual cat breed. 1.

Curly-haired cats exist because of a common genetic mutation also seen in a few other types of animals, includin g rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, horses, dogs, and mice. The rex gene ...