Ten to twenty pounds of pure playfulness, The Highlander, a relatively new breed of cat (coaxed into creation from a domesticated as well as jungle-cat mix), has only been around for 25 years and wasn’t even recognized by TICA (The International Cat Association) until mid-2008. Don’t worry, although it looks like its stock options just took a huge hit, The Highlander was not involved in the financial crisis of the same year.

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