They will perch on your shoulder watching you make supper (food is another of their favorite things!), curl in your lap while you read a book, and snuggle under the covers to sleep with you at night. Although they are interested in everything going on around them, Devons are very people-oriented and prefer to share their investigations with you so expect their company no matter what you are doing. They are very playful and want to be involved in everything - and they are powerful jumpers no spot goes unexplored! Expect to find them perching on the top of doors or climbing to some previously unexplored spot. Personality Devon Rex are intelligent, mischievous and highly active. All Devon Rex trace their ancestry back to Kirlee who was sadly killed in a car accident in 1970.

Sterling-Webb (Briarry) now worked to conserve this gene as well along with Mrs. The gene discovered in Cornwall was designated Gene 1 and that discovered in Devon Gene 2. Breeders started developing a program to conserve the gene discovered in Devon too. And Kirlee had huge, low-set ears giving his head a pixie-like look that was accentuated by the large, inquisitive eyes and short nose. Kirlee had tight curls but not as uniform as those of Kallibunker giving them a windblown appearance. While Kalli had whiskers that were bent and curled, the gene from Devon resulted in missing or stubby whiskers. There were a number of differences in the coat between Kirlee and the CR. However it turned out that the gene creating Kirlee's curly coat was different to the one producing Kallibunker's marcelled waves.

Aware of Kallibunker (the first Cornish Rex) and the work to preserve that new gene, she wrote to Brian Sterling-Webb thinking her Kirlee could contribute to that program. Miss Cox kept the kitten and named him Kirlee. One of the kittens was a brownish-black male with a coat just like his sire's. In 1960, a tortie & white stray adopted by Miss Beryl Cox had a litter of kittens sired by the feral tom. History Buckfastleigh, Devon, England is the ancestral home of the Devon Rex where a feral tom cat with a curly coat lived in an abandoned tin mine. They are often described as resembling the Gremlins from the film Star Wars while the waif-like tousled curls of their coats are reminiscent of Little Orphan Annie's tousled mop. It is a small to medium sized cat with a muscular body covered with a short, velvety soft coat that ripples with waves. The Devon Rex have large low set ears and big impish eyes set in a head with a short muzzle and high cheekbones. General Description Devon Rex are the pixies of the cat fancy with their impish looks and mischievous personalities.

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