Angora

Angora

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Much confusion surrounds the Angora breed of cats. It remains one of less well-known breeds in this country but a number of good placings in national cat shows will surely help to raise the profile of a beautiful and elegant cat. It doesn’t help that the cat has been known by a number of ... Read review





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Review of Angora by rklair

Advantages: Beautiful, regal, clever, overwhelmingly affectionate
Disadvantages: The love they demand might be too much if you like aloof, independant cats

Much confusion surrounds the Angora breed of cats. It remains one of less well-known breeds in this country but a number of good placings in national cat shows will surely help to raise the profile of a beautiful and elegant cat. It doesn’t help that the cat has been known by a number of different names, nor that there is a totally different cat called the Turkish Angora. Superficially these breeds look similar but they have very different origins. ...
...hailing from Turkey, whereas the Angora is relatively new and is 100% British. The Angora is related to the Oriental breed group – Siamese, Oriental & Balinese. A Siamese, as we all know, has a svelte body and darker points (face, legs & tail). An Oriental is the same shape as a Siamese but has no dark points. It can be all one colour, tabby or spotted. A third breed, the Balinese, is like a longhaired Siamese. It loses the hard outline of Siamese ... Read review

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06.06.2002

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