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The Persian cat is depicted in red, which indicates it falls genetically in the European cat population. The modern-day Persian cat breed is genetically closest related to the British Shorthair, Chartreux, and American Shorthair. [16] The Exotic Shorthair is a breed developed in the late 1950s by outcrossing Persian cats with American Shorthairs.
A Persian cat won the very first “best in show” award at the inaugural cat show, held at Crystal Palace in London in 1871. The Persian beat off some 170 other exhibits to win the prize, in ...
Arnold Henry Savage Landor with his two Persian kittens, which he purchased himself in Kerman, Iran (also known as Persia) around 1900 [1]. Traditional Persian is one of several names for a group of cats that are considered to be essentially the original breed of Persian cat, before the variety was selectively bred to have extreme features.
Eighteenth century folk art, Cat of Kazan. Unlike in Western countries, cats have been considered good luck in Russia for centuries. Owning a cat, and especially letting one into a new house before the humans move in, is said to bring good fortune. [18] Cats in Orthodox Christianity are the only animals that are allowed to enter the temples.
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European Shorthair (or Celtic shorthair), breed of short-haired cat originating in Ancient Rome; Exotic Shorthair, breed of cat developed to be a shorthaired version of the Persian; Oriental Shorthair, breed of cat combinining the Siamese body with a diversity of colorings and patterns
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A Himalayan-Persian named Colonel Meow became an Internet celebrity in 2012, and entered Guinness World Records 2014 as the cat with the longest fur. Mr. Jinx (also known as Jinxy, or simply just Jinx) from the Meet the Parents trilogy is a seal-point peke-faced Himalayan with an all-black tail.