Manx Cat - Photograph by Eric Wood
The tailless Manx Cat has become somewhat rare. The cats are of two kinds, the entirely tailless ones being known as rumpies, the others as stumpies. in each case the hind legs are longer than those of the tailed cats, and the action in running and walking is also different. Tailless cats are fairly common in China and Japan but in Europe are found mainly in the Isle of Man. Spain and Portugal can however boast a few. They were probably introduced to the Island from a foriegn vessel ship wrecked along the Manx coastline.