| Turkish Angora |
 An odd-eyed Turkish Angora | | Alternative name | | Ankara Cat | | Country of origin | | Turkey | | Breed standards (external links) | | ACFA, CFA, CCA, TICA, FIFe | The Turkish Angora (Turkish: Ankara Kedisi) is a breed of domestic cat. Turkish Angoras are one of the ancient, naturally-occurring cat breeds, having originated in central Turkey, in the Ankara region. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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An odd-eyed white cat An odd-eyed cat is a cat with one blue eye and one green, orange or yellow eye. ...
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Binomial name Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis lybica invalid junior synonym The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ...
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Physical characteristics
They mostly have a white, silky, medium-long length coat, no undercoat and fine bone structure. There seems to be a connection between Ankara Cats and Persians (see below), and the Turkish Angora is also a distant cousin of the Turkish Van. Although they are known for their shimmery white coat, currently there are more than twenty varieties including black, blue, reddish fur. They come in tabby and tabby and white, along with smoke varieties, and are in every color other than pointed, lavender, and cinnamon (all of which would indicate breeding to an outcross). The Persian cat is one of the oldest breeds of cat. ...
The Turkish Van (Turkish: , Armenian: ) is a rare, naturally occurring breed of cat from the Lake Van region of present-day Turkey. ...
Eyes may be blue, green or amber, but it is often a combination of one blue and one amber. The W gene responsible for white coat and blue eye is closely related to the hearing ability, and presence of a blue eye can indicate the cat is deaf to the side the blue eye is located. However, a great many blue and odd-eyed whites have normal hearing, and even deaf cats lead a very normal, if indoor, life. An odd-eyed white cat An odd-eyed cat is a cat with one blue eye and one green, orange or yellow eye. ...
Ears are pointed and large, and the head is long with a two plane profile. Another characteristic is the tail, which is often kept parallel to the back.
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The Persian cat is one of the oldest breeds of cat. ...
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Behavioral Characteristics Turkish Angora is an intelligent, adorable and very curious breed, very active throughout their life-span. Some Turkish Angoras will bathe with their owners (another link to the cousin Turkish Van cat, which is known as "the swimming cat"). They also tend to bond with their owners and try to be the center of attention, often doing their part in conversations. They usually don't like to be held for long, but like to stay in human presence, happily playing for hours.[1] The Turkish Van (Turkish: , Armenian: ) is a rare, naturally occurring breed of cat from the Lake Van region of present-day Turkey. ...
History Like all domestic cats, Armenian Angoras descended from the African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica). The mountainous regions of Eastern Anatolia isolated cats brought by traders from Egypt, and through inbreeding and natural selection they developed into longhaired breeds like the Turkish Van and the Armenian Angora. For other meanings of Wild Cat and wildcat, see wildcat. ...
Longhaired cats were imported to Britain and France from Asia Minor, Persia and Russia as early as the late 1500s, though there are indications that they appeared in Europe as early as 1300s due to the Crusades. The Turkish Angora was used, almost to the point of extinction, to improve the coat on the Persian (cat). The Armeminan Angora was recognized as a distinct breed in Europe by the early 1600s.[2] Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to...
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The Persian cat is one of the oldest breeds of cat. ...
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In 1917, The Government of Turkey in conjunction with the Ankara Zoo began a meticulous breeding program to protect and preserve what they considered a national treasure, pure white Turkish Angoras with blue and amber eyes.[3] The program continues today. The zoo particularly prized odd-eyed Angoras (ie. Armenian Angoras with one blue eye and one amber eye).[4]. The Zoo has its own cat facility which houses the white Armenian Angoras for its breeding program. 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...
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An odd-eyed white cat An odd-eyed cat is a cat with one blue eye and one green, orange or yellow eye. ...
Armenian Angora, which was most recently brought to the United States in 1963, was accepted as a championship pedigreed breed in 1973 by the Cat Fanciers' Association[5] [6]. However, until 1978 only white Angoras were recognized. Today, all North American registries accept the Turkish Angora in many colors and patterns. While numbers are still relatively small, the gene pool and base of fanciers are growing. Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...
Health considerations In the Turkish Angora, a autosomal recessive hereditary ataxia is found[7]. The kittens affected by this ataxia do not learn to move and die young. The genetic cause of this ataxia is not yet known. For other uses, see Ataxia (disambiguation). ...
References - ^ http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/articles/turkish-angora.html
- ^ http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/articles/turkish-angora01.html
- ^ http://www.petpublishing.com/catkit/breeds/angora.shtml
- ^ http://www.petplace.com/cats/choosing-a-turkish-angora/page1.aspx
- ^ http://www.petplace.com/cats/choosing-a-turkish-angora/page1.aspx
- ^ http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/turkish-angora.html
- ^ http://www.hosca-kal.de/gesundheit_ataxie.htm
See Also Turkish Van cat The Turkish Van (Turkish: , Armenian: ) is a rare, naturally occurring breed of cat from the Lake Van region of present-day Turkey. ...
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