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A shorthaired felid, American Shorthair is one of the commonest
house cats in United States. It traces its origin to British Shorthairs
who were brought over on ships with European settlers owing to their
good hunting skills. With time these adept hunters moved into cities and
started being bred for their good looks, health and temperament.
Initially they were known as Domestic Shorthairs. However, with time as
issues of pedigree and pure breeding started taking ground, they were
given the name of American Shorthair to distinguish them from
non-pedigreed alley cats.
