Our cats love water!

We have a Manx and a Bengal, and they both love water.

The Bengal loves to play in the bathtub, and is constantly chirping for us to put the water on. She'd take a shower with me if I let her!

The Manx loves water too, and both play with the water in their dishes.

I looked it up, and it turns out that both Manxes and Bengals are among the few feline breeds that are water friendly!

If I am not mistaken, all wild cats love water. It also seems to me the more wild genes the cat has, the more it likes water. I have seen videos of cats catching fish from stream.

My favorite cat breed is Savannah cat, it is also known to love water because they are a cross between wild African cat and domestic cat.

Does anyone know why cat become hating water after generations of being a domestic animal? Their wild counterparts love water so much.

I would love to have a Bengal! They are so beautiful and have the prettiest coloring and spots. My animal board on Pinterest is full of pictures of them. I will probably never have one because I always come across a friend with kittens or something and get cats that way.
I remember as a kid, the neighbors had a pool and when they had some kittens one of the neighbor girls would toss one on to the tarp that was covering half of the pool and the kitten would swim back. It was quite a site, but I don't know if it really "liked" it. Probably not.