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Today’s Abyssinian, with its large cupped ears and lithe, athletic physique, bears more than a passing resemblance to the African Wild Cat (Felis Libyca), and if you watch it climb and jump, you ...
The Abyssinian / æ b ɪ ˈ s ɪ n i ən / is a breed of cat with a distinctive "ticked" tabby coat, in which individual hairs are banded with different colours. [2] They are also known simply as Abys .
The Ocicat was created spontaneously by Virginia Daly of Berkley, Michigan, who attempted to breed an Abyssinian-pointed Siamese in 1964. Daly bred a ruddy Abyssinian male named Dalai Deta Tim of Selene to a female seal point Siamese named Dalai Tomboy Patter. The first generation of kittens appeared Abyssinian and a female named Dalai She was ...
A domestic long-haired cat is a cat of mixed ancestry – thus not belonging to any particular recognized cat breed – possessing a coat of semi-long to long fur. Domestic long-haired cats should not be confused with the British Longhair, American Longhair, or other breeds with "Longhair" names, which are standardized breeds defined by various registries. [8]
Ocicat – a spotted cat originally produced by a cross between Siamese and Abyssinian. Oriental Shorthair – a Siamese-style cat in non-pointed coat patterns and colours, including solid, tabby, silver/smoke, and tortoise-shell. Oriental Longhair – a longhaired version of the Oriental Shorthair. (But see "Javanese" entry, above).
The name of the breed is a unique interpretation of the Ethiopian-Somali conflict; Mague charitably assumed that since the land borders were a human creation, so are the genetic borders between the Abyssinian cat and the long-haired Abyssinian. [1] Mague also founded the Somali Cat Club of America, which included members from Canada as well.
This breed was developed in Australia in 1977 by Dr. Truda Straede with a gene-pool of approximately 30 foundation cats. [3] Dr. Straede submitted a plan to the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales Cat Club (RASCC) for a breed with blue, brown, chocolate, and lilac colourings by using Burmese; and for a spotted tabby pattern by using the ticking gene of Abyssinian to go with a spotted ...
A bicolor tabby Ragamuffin kitten. The IRCA Cherubim Cats developed from 1971–1994 (23 years) were used as the foundation cats for the Ragamuffin breed and included the IRCA Miracle Ragdolls, Ragdolls, Honey Bears, and Maxamillion lines.