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Angora
Cat
The Angora Cat is a very new
British breed of cat.
The Angora cat currently has a small
population base, because the breed is still in development.
They have the
body type and nature of an Oriental
cat - lean, sleek, intelligent and inquisitive - and a silky
medium-length coat which is much longer and thicker than that of a
traditional oriental cat or Siamese.
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British
Angora White
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Angora cats can be any of the standard
shorthair colors.
The range of possible coat colors includes everything from
self-colored (black, blue, chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, caramel, fawn, red,
cream and apricot), torty, smoke (silver undercoat), shaded or tipped, tabby
or white.
All Angoras have green eyes, except for the whites, which may have
green or blue eyes, or be odd-eyed (two different colored eyes).
If an Angora cat is bred to a shorthaired
oriental or a Siamese, the kittens will all be short-haired. However, if
these kittens are reintroduced into a breeding program as adults,
approximately half of their kittens will have long coats.
The British Angora cat is analogous to the
"Cat Fancier's Association" (CFA) Balinese
and Javanese, and the
"International Cat Association" (TICA) Oriental
Longhair breeds in the United States.
The British "Angora" cat should not
be confused with the Turkish
Angora, one of the most ancient breeds of longhaired cats. Originating
from the mountainous regions of Turkey, the Turkish Angora is recognized by
many official registries including CFA and TICA.
The Turkish Angora has a svelte, but not
Oriental style, foreign body type.
It does not come in pointed colors. It is
a refined and elegant cat, with large ears set high and tight on the head,
and offering smaller boning than the more well-known Persian cat.
The Turkish Angora is a natural breed of
cat, and is prohibited from out-crossing to any other breed, unlike the
British "Angora" cat (which has since dropped the name due to pending
GCCF recognition of the Turkish Angora).
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