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Temple Cats

Temple Cats

Out of hundreds of cat breeds all over the world, there are many breeds that are associated with the temples in Asia and especially southeast Asia. Many of such cats are often known as temple cats. Siamese cat is believed to have descended from sacred temple cats of Siam (now in Thailand). In the twentieth century, Siamese cats have become one of the most popular cat breeds in Europe and North America.

Birman is another domestic cat breed that is known as ‘Sacred cat of Burma’ or ‘Temple Cat of Burma’. As per the famous legend, Birman cats are believed as the reincarnation of Burmese priests. Birman,which has been recognized by Cat Fanciers Association, has a pale colored body with darker points and deep blue eyes. In many parts of the world, there are not just temples where the famous cats reside but there are temples of cats, cat itself being revered and respected as lord or god/goddess.

Temple Cats

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Siamese Cats

Siamese Cats

If you are thinking of adopting a Siamese Kitten or an adult Siamese cat as a companion or a family pet and especially if you are new to pets, it makes sense to gather all the informations about Siamese breeds, so as to take an educated decision in the selection of perfect Siamese Cat breed. You need to understand lots of factors including how it looks like, how to groom Siamese cats, what type of characteristics and temperaments it possess and what are the common activity levels.

Siamese Cats or Royal cats of Siam (now in Thailand) are well-known for their intelligence, inquisitiveness, distinctive vocalizations and cute appearance not only in Asia but also throughout Europe, North America and other parts of the world. Their fairly balanced activity levels and fun-loving and affectionate temperaments make them most suitable as a family pet and in apartment living. Siamese Cats are typically long-lived cats and often have an average lifespan of 15-20 years, cats living over 20 years are not uncommon.

Siamese Cats

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Black Cats

Black Cats

Despite numerous superstitions surrounding them, the black cats remain not only as one of the most popular cat breeds but also as a common name for and associated with security agencies, special commandos, films and television characters, military and air force squadrons, comic book series and characters and in literature. One of the most common superstition about black cat is it brings bad luck when it crosses the path of a person.

However, depending upon the geographical regions, black cats are also believed to shower good lucks, when a person walks by it. Even in Western history and in United States, black cats are often looked upon as a symbol of evil omens. In Egypt and in many countries black is worshiped by many people and killing a black cat is treated as a criminal offense. Biologically, a black cat is a feline with all black or almost black fur that is uniform all over its body. Black cats do not belong to a specific breed or family of cats, normally being a mixed breed.

Black Cats

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Pictures of Cats Savannah Pictures and Savannah Cats Breed Informations

Pictures of Cats Savannah Pictures and Savannah Cats Breed Informations

Savannah cat is a hybrid domestic breed of cats that has been bred by crossing Serval Cats (Mid-Sized African Wild Cats) and Domestic Cats. The first Savannah Cat was developed in 1986 by a Bengal Cat Breeder. Savannah cats are generally compared with dogs when it comes to their temperaments, being very social, friendly, loyal and intelligent.

Savannah are a larger breed of domestic cats that appear larger than their actual weight due to tall and slim body. Size of Savannah vary with the breeds and the largest cat weighs around 30 pounds. Coat of Savannah would depend upon the domestic cat used for cross breeding; however, brown spotted tabby, silver spotted tabby and black varieties are generally common. Besides, Savannah may also come in non-standard colors and patterns including snow colorations, marble patterns and blue. Majority of the breeds have the features and characteristics of wild cats. Body of Savannah is long and leggy with long head, long slender neck and taller legs. Tail is short with black rings and a solid black tip. Eyes are usually blue but may also be green, brown or golden.

Pictures of Cats Savannah Pictures and Savannah Cats Breed Informations

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Pictures of Cats Russian Blue Pictures and Russian Blue Cats Breed Informations

Pictures of Cats Russian Blue Pictures and Russian Blue Cats Breed Informations

Russian Blue, historically known as Foreign Blue, is a breed of cat with a beautiful silver-blue coat. With their intelligence, friendliness, playful nature, great affection for human beings and beautiful blue coat, Russian Blue Cats remain as one of the most sought-after breeds of family pets and companions. It is a naturally occurring breed in Russian that was first brought the Archangle Isles to England and Northern Europe in 1860s by sailors.

Russian Blue has a lean and elongated body with a short, plush blue-grey coat. They have double coat with a soft and downy undercoat and a thick and soft outer coat. Silver tips on the coat give a shiny and shimmering appearance to the coat. Their eyes are dark and vivid green. Russian Blue is a very active and intelligent animal, which are known to open doors and windows, play with children, fetch toys and sensitive to human emotions. They can get along extremely well with children, other pets and family members, often developing strong and loyal bonds with their beloveds. They are quite and clean animals and are best suited as family pets and companions.

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Pictures of Cats Ragdoll Pictures and Ragdoll Cats Breed Informations

Pictures of Cats Ragdoll Pictures and Ragdoll Cats Breed Informations

Ragdoll is an American cat breed that is best known for its docile and placid temperaments. First Ragdoll breed was created by a Persian Cat Breeder in California in 1960. Ragdoll breed are developed for obtaining selectively desired traits such as large size, gentle demeanor, tendency to go limp when picked up and strikingly beautiful and pointed colorations.

Ragdolls have a sturdy body with large frame, proportionate legs and a soft coat with Siamese-style points. Adult male animals can weight up to 20 pounds while females weigh 10-15 pounds. They have a fatty pad under their abdomen. Ragdoll is a slow-maturing cat that attains full coat at two years of age and full size and weight only by the age of four years. Ragdolls have very gentle, affectionate, docile, placid, friendly and relaxed temperaments. They often seek human companionship and affection. They can remain playful with children and other pets. Ragdolls are also very vocal and often like to communicate with their masters. They are neither aggressive nor can they defend themselves and thus should not be left outdoors unattended.

Pictures of Cats Ragdoll Pictures and Ragdoll Cats Breed Informations

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Pictures of Cats Ragamuffin Pictures and Ragamuffin Cats Breed Informations

Pictures of Cats Ragamuffin Pictures and Ragamuffin Cats Breed Informations

Ragamuffin is a breed of domestic cat that was discovered in 1994. They are best known for their rabbit-like and snow-like fur and sweet and friendly personalities. Ragamuffin is an extremely docile, cuddly, affectionate, gentle, social and people-loving animals.

Ragamuffin is a longhaired and fairly large-sized cat with males weighing 15-20 pounds and females weighing 10-15 pounds. They are large, muscular and heavy with rectangularly shaped body. Their broad chest and shoulders support short neck. Broad head is wedge-shaped with a rounded forehead. They have moderately heavy muscles in the hindquarters. Medium length, thick and plush coat comes in all the colors and patterns with or without white, although colorpoints are generally not acceptable by most of the associations. Coat length is slightly longer around the neck and on the outer edges of face. Coat length is medium-length around stomach on the sides. Despite the coat being thick and dense, it does not require regular grooming and easy to care. Ragamuffin do not attain full maturity until the age of four years.

Pictures of Cats Ragamuffin Pictures and Ragamuffin Cats Breed Informations

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Pictures of Cats Himalayan Pictures and Himalayan Cats Breed Informations

Pictures of Cats Himalayan Pictures and Himalayan Cats Breed Informations

Himalayan cat is also known as colorpoint Persian and Himmy. Himalayan cat has an extremely long and fluffy fur. It has blue eyes and points of a Siamese. Himalayan is the term referred to in American whereas in Europe it is known as colorpoint. Himalayan is a result of cross between a Siamese (for the markings) and a Persian (for coat length and temperament).

Body of Himalayan cat comes in white or cream however; the points come in many colors such as blue, brown, lilac, chocolate, flame, red and cream. Points can be tabby or tortoiseshell-patterned. Its eyes are deep blue. Its gentle and entertaining disposition makes them as most popular pets. Its body is medium to large, low on the legs, broad and deep through chest and equally massive across shoulders. Despite its fluffy appearance, Himalayan cat has a good muscle tone with no evidence of obesity. Himalayan cat requires regular maintenance to keep the beauty of the cat. They are sweet-tempered, sociable, intelligent and good companions.

Pictures of Cats Himalayan Pictures and Himalayan Cats Breed Informations

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Pictures of Cats Havana Brown Pictures and Havana Brown Cats Breed Informations

Pictures of Cats Havana Brown Pictures and Havana Brown Cats Breed Informations

Havana Brown, also known as Swiss Mountain cat, is similar to oriental shorthair cats. It is a moderately sized, muscular and shorthaired cat with a body of average length. Its coat color must be brown and typically reddish brown without any tabby markings. Its whiskers should also be brown. Its eyes are green. Head is longer than wide. Nose should have a distinct stop at the eyes. The name Havana brown is probably derived from the similarity of its coat color with Havana cigars.

Unlike other breeds of cats that use sense of smell to investigate curious items, Havana brown often uses its paws to examine the objects. It also uses its paws to communicate with their masters. It is blessed with a pixyish soft voice however; they can cry loudly when they have lost track of their owners or human companions. They are affectionately sociable, sweet, even-tempered, gentle and intelligent animals. They are playful and mischievous animals that often steal pens, pencils, earrings or whatever they can get into their mouths.

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Pictures of Cats Exotic Shorthair Pictures and Exotic Shorthair Cats Breed Informations

Pictures of Cats Exotic Shorthair Pictures and Exotic Shorthair Cats Breed Informations

Exotic Shorthair is the result of cross between American Shorthair and Persian cat. It was developed in the United States in the year 1960. Exotic Shorthair has the same body as Persian cat, but a thick and dense short coat. Exotic Shorthair is preferred by the people who like the personality of a Persian cat but do not want the hassles of grooming longhaired cats. They are often known as ‘Lazy Man’s Persian’.

Exotic Shorthair has a compact, rounded and powerfully-built body with a short and thick neck. They have large round eyes, short snub nose sweet facial expression and small ears. Head is round and massive with very broad skull, rounded forehead and round and full cheeks. Its muzzle is short, broad and round. It has a strong chin and broad and powerful jaws. Its ears are small and rounded at the tips. Eyes are large, round and well-spaced. Its neck is short and thick. Its body is medium-sized, low to the ground with a broad chest and massive shoulders. Coat is dense and fluffy and comes in all the colors of Persian cats. Exotic Shorthair is a gentle and calm cat that tends to show more affection and loyalty than most of the other breeds of cats.