JUNGALA Standard of Excellence GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Jungala is an Ocicat without spots, or more precisely, a cat of Ocicat style expressing only a Classic Tabby Pattern. The type conformation is exactly the same as an Ocicat, but the pattern must conform to that of the Classic Tabby. The name “Jungala” is likewise taken from the Sanskrit word for “Jungle”. As in other breeds which are the result of allowable outcrosses between recognized breeds, the Ocicat and Jungala are intermateable with resultant progeny registered as the ‘selected breed’.

The Jungala is a medium to large agouti cat of moderate type. It displays the look of an athletic animal: well muscled and solid, graceful and lithe, yet with a fullness of body and chest. It is alert to its surroundings and shows great vitality.

Ears	Shape	Alert, moderately large. When present ear tufts extending vertically from the tips of the ears are a bonus.
	Placement	Set so as to corner the upper, outside dimensions of the head. If an imaginary horizontal line is drawn across the brow the ears should be set at a 45 degree angle, i.e. neither too high nor too low.

Eyes	Shape	Large, almond in shape, and angled slightly upwards towards the ears, with more than the length of an eye between the eyes.
	Colour	All eye colours except blue are allowed. There is no correspondence between eye colour and coat colour. Intensive colour is preferred.

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Body	Structure	Rather long-bodied, solid, hard, with depth and fullness but never coarse. Substantial bone and muscle development, yet with an athletic appearance. There should be some depth of chest with ribs slightly sprung. The back is level to slightly higher on the rear, and the flanks are reasonable level.
Legs		Medium long, of good substance and well muscled; powerful and in good proportion to the body.
	Paws	Oval and compact, with size in proportion to the legs.
Tail		Fairly long, medium slim with only a slight taper and with a dark tip.
Coat	Structure	Short, smooth and satiny in texture with a lustrous sheen; tight, close-lying and sleek, yet long enough to accommodate the necessary bands of colour. There should be no suggestion of woolliness and length.
	Colour	All colours should be clear and pleasing. The lightest colour is usually found on the face around the eyes, on the chin and lower jaw. The darkest colour is found on the tip of the tail.
Pattern	Classic	Refer Classic Tabby pattern in the Pattern section.
Remarks		The Jungala is medium to large in size; it should be noted that females are generally smaller than males. An allowance is made for jowls in mature males. The Jungala should have surprising weight for its size. The overall structure and quality of this cat should be of greater consideration than merely the size alone. Preference is given to the athletic, powerful and lithe, and objection made to the bulky or coarse. No reds, creams or torbies are allowed. Very rufous cinnamon and fawns may resemble red or cream, but never produce female torbies.

Faults	Body	Bulky and coarse.
	Coat	Faint and blurred markings. Elongated spots following a mackerel pattern.
Disqualification	Eyes	Blue eyes.
	Coat	White locket or spotting White anywhere other than around the eyes, nostrils, chin and upper throat – except white agouti ground in silvered colours. Long hair.
	Body	Kinked or otherwise deformed tail. Incorrect number of toes.

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BLUE

Coat Colour	Blue markings on a pale blue or buff agouti ground.
Nose Leather	Pink rimmed with dark blue.
Paw Pads	Blue.
Tail Tip	Blue.

CHOCOLATE

Coat Colour	Chocolate markings on a warm ivory agouti ground.
Nose Leather	Pink rimmed with chocolate.
Paw Pads	Chocolate-pink.
Tail Tip	Chocolate.

LAVENDER

Coat Colour	Lavender markings on a pale buff or ivory agouti ground.
Nose Leather	Pink rimmed with dark lavender.
Paw Pads	Lavender-pink.
Tail Tip	Lavender.

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FAWN

Coat Colour	Fawn markings on a pale ivory agouti ground.
Nose Leather	Pink rimmed with fawn.
Paw Pads	Pink.
Tail Tip	Fawn.

SILVERS

EBONY SILVER

Coat Colour	Black markings on a pale silver/white agouti ground.
Nose Leather	Brick red rimmed with black.
Paw Pads	Black.
Tail Tip	Black.

BLUE SILVER

Coat Colour	Blue markings on a white agouti ground.
Nose Leather	Pink rimmed with dark blue.
Paw Pads	Blue.
Tail Tip	Blue.

CHOCOLATE SILVER

Coat Colour	Chocolate markings on a white agouti ground.
Nose Leather	Pink rimmed with chocolate.
Paw Pads	Chocolate-pink.
Tail Tip	Chocolate.

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CINNAMON SILVER

Coat Colour	Cinnamon markings on a white agouti ground.
Nose Leather	Pink rimmed with cinnamon.
Paw Pads	Pink or rose.
Tail Tip	Cinnamon.

FAWN SILVER

Coat Colour	Fawn markings on a white agouti ground.
Nose Leather	Pink rimmed with fawn.
Paw Pads	Pink.
Tail Tip	Fawn.

RECOGNISED COLOURS
Tawny, Blue, Chocolate, Lavender, Cinnamon, Fawn.
Silvers in Black (Ebony), Blue, Chocolate, Lavender, Cinnamon, Fawn.

ALLOWABLE OUTCROSSES:
Selected Breed Registration rules apply:
Ocicat. (Fully intermateable).
All spotted progeny registered as Ocicats and all Classic patterned registered as Jungala.

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