Exotic cats range in price from a $900.00 Bobcat to a $7500.00 tiger cub. Most of the mid-size cats, like Servals and Caracals, cost $1700.00 to $2800.00 and Ocelots can run as high as $15,000.00. The more rare the cat, the higher the price.
The Persian
The beautiful white breed of cats, the Persians are one of the most popular in the world. With a soft, long coat and gentle temperament, these cats are priced at a range of $5000-$5500. The royal demeanor of these cats is what people pay so much for.
This size makes the Maine Coon one of the largest domestic cat breeds in the world. Reputable breeders of Maine Coons can start their kitten prices at $1,000.
Purchasing a Tiger
According to Big Cat Rescue, a tiger cub is at the top of the price range for exotic cats, at around $7,500.
There are a handful of breeders around the country offering Plains zebras for $3,000 to $7,000, depending on their age and condition. (It's illegal to trade in the other species, which are endangered, unless you own a zoo or wildlife sanctuary.) How do you take care of a zebra?
Tigers can indeed change their stripes—and in the Similipal Tiger Reserve in India, many have done just that. So-called black tigers, genetic mutants that sport unusually wide and merged stripes, were extremely rare even when tigers were plentiful centuries ago. But in Similipal today, one in three are black.
The Sokoke cat is said to be the rarest cat in the world. Rather than being a man-created breed, the Sosoke is a naturally occurring, tiny wildcat that can be found only in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Preserve in Kenya (Africa).
Taylor Swift's cat is living in luxury. The "Anti-Hero" singer's furry friend, Olivia Benson, is ranked in the top three richest pets with her net worth at $97 million, according to a report from All About Cats.
A black cat who lives in Italy and inherited $13 million. The cat was a stray that found its way into the home of Maria Assunta, a property magnate in Italy. When Assunta died at the age of 94, she willed her fortune to either the cat or an animal welfare charity that would look after it.
Savannah Cat: $10,000-$25,000. The Savannah cats are known for their love of water, and it is not unusual to find them swimming around, splashing and having the time of their life! The runner-up on our list of the most expensive cats is the Savannah Cat.
There are over 500 million domestic cats in the world. Cats and humans have been associated for nearly 10000 years. Cats conserve energy by sleeping for an average of 13 to14 hours a day. Cats have flexible bodies and teeth adapted for hunting small animals such as mice and rats.
Black Cats Are Very Good Natured
Perhaps it's evolution or part of being worshipped in other cultures for so may years, but black cats are very friendly. Those who have owned black cats report the silky felines being very easy-going, calm, and tolerant of children and other animals.
Black cats seem to be the most common coat color and sadly also the least desirable at adoption time. In fact, black cats are half as likely to find a home than a cat of another color.
TikTok user @meow__cash recently shared footage of their British Shorthair cat, Cash, meowing. To be exact, he is showing viewers the "art of meowing" by letting out a series of the sweetest little sounds. This kitty's meows are quite inciting, and his expertise in this craft is well documented.
Gunther VI
After her death in 1992, the German Countess Karlotta Leibenstein willed her fortune of USD 80 million (INR 6,58 crores approximately) to her beloved dog Gunther III. The amount kept growing with smart investments around the world under Gunther Corporation, which now owns Gunther VI, the world's richest pet.
Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette was left $1.5million by the late designer, who passed away in 2019 at the age of 85, but it's not clear-cut how exactly the feline will get her paws on the massive inheritance.
Ashera Cat | >$125,000
The Ashera cat is considered the most expensive cat breed in the world, with prices reaching up to $100,000 or more. This is due to its rarity and the fact that it is a hybrid breed, created by breeding an African serval, an Asian leopard cat, and a domestic house cat.
Black Is the Most Common Feline Coat Color
It is not a glitch in the matrix; black is actually the most common coat color among felines. The gene for expressing eumelanin—the pigment needed to make black fur—is dominant in black cats. A cat usually gets two copies of a gene, one from mom and one from dad.
Blue. Also referred to as silver or gray, blue is a rare cat color (in real-life and in cat pictures) that's thought to have originated in Russia.
In other words, fluffy cat breeds are comparatively rare. But what fluffy cats lack in ubiquity, they more than make up for in variety.
Small Wild Cats
Unusual tiger that has been dubbed the "rainbow tiger". The tiger lives in the high cloud forest in Sumatra.
The Purple Tiger (Rhyparia purpurata) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Europe, Anatolia, Syria, Transcaucasus, Central Asia (mainly in Kazakhstan and Kyrghyzstan), South Siberia, Mongolia, Amur Region, northern China, Korea and Japan (Honshu).
There are currently believed to be fewer than 30 of these rare tigers in the world, but many more carriers of the gene. While no official name has been designated for the colour, it is sometimes referred to as the strawberry tiger due to the strawberry blonde colouration.