Persian—Chinchilla Cat Breed

Persian—Chinchilla Cat Breed

This silvery-coated breed with its movie-star looks is renowned for its beauty and is a popular choice for a pet. The first Chinchilla appeared in the 1880s, but it was the “James Bond” series of films, starting in the 1960s, that brought this cat fame when it was seen on screen as the pet of …

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Oriental – Cinnamon and Fawn Cat Breed

Oriental – Cinnamon and Fawn Cat Breed

This beautiful, intelligent, and agile cat with a doglike devotion comes in two unusual color versions. These variations of the Oriental Shorthair are rare because it has proved difficult for breeders to produce their subtle colors. The first Cinnamon was a kitten born in coat the 1960s to a male Abyssinian and a female seal …

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Toyger Cat Breed

Toyger Cat Breed

A breed developed in the 1990s by crossing a striped, shorthaired cat with a Bengal, the Toyger has a tiger-marked coat with random vertical stripes that are quite distinct from any other tabby pattern. Well built and muscular, this unique “toy tiger” moves with the flowing power and grace of a big jungle cat. The …

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Persian—Silver Tabby Cat Breed

Persian—Silver Tabby Cat Breed

A silky, silvery-coated version of the traditional tabby, this is one of the most attractive longhairs. Some of the most delicately colored Persians of all are the Silver Tabbies. These cats have well-defined tabby coat patterns, but the warm coppery ground colors of the traditional tabby are replaced by a silvery or bluish-white undercoat. Bicolor …

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Persian—Shaded Silver Cat Breed

Persian—Shaded Silver Cat Breed

This exquisite cat has a placid temperament and is sometimes livelier than the other Persians. This Persian bears some resemblance to the Chinchilla, both breeds having white coats tipped on the ends of the hairs with a darker color. At one time, these cats were described as “silvers.” However, over decades of development from the …

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Serengeti Cat Breed

Serengeti Cat Breed

This tall and elegant breed loves to climb to high places, and has a gentle but outgoing temperament. Designer-bred to resemble the serval—a small, leggy wild cat of the African grasslands—the Serengeti was created in California in the mid-1990s and is now also known in Europe and Australia. The result of crossing a Bengal with …

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