Turkish Angora
Temperament:
*Energetic Exhibitionist
*Highly Intelligent
*Playful
*Fastidious
*Responsive
*Polite
"Turkish Angoras are devoted pets."
The Turkish Angora is an intelligent, courteous, and devoted cat. But the elegant Turkish
Angora is not just a pampered lap cat. It is a fine hunter, loves a good game of
hide-and-seek, and is fond of playing in the tub- as long as it can choose the time it
gets in! |
| Head: Small to medium; wedge shaped; tapered chin |
| Eyes: Large, almond shape; slanted slightly; amber, blue, or odd eyed |
| Ears: Large, pointed, tufted; set high |
| Body: Small to medium; graceful, long, lithe, fine boned |
| Coat: Medium long; fine and silky; wooly undercoat |
| Tail: Long, tapering; full, silky brush |
| Patterns: many colors and patterns, including solids, tabby, tortoiseshell and
particolors |
Breed History: Very popular in Victorian times, the Angora, as it was then known,
began to be eclipsed at cat shows by the Persian. To add to the insult, the more angular
Angoras were crossbred with the rounder and cobbier Persians until the slender Angora type
virtually disappeared. European and American cat fanciers compounded the problem by
regarding all pedigreed longhaired cats as Persians, and by the 1950's true Angoras were
considered extinct.
Until 1962, that is, when an American couple, Walter and Leisa Grant, visited the zoo in
Ankara, Turkey, and beheld the original Angora cat that the Turks had been quietly
breeding for years. The entranced Grants brought back a pair of cats, which, with another
pair imported a few years later, became the founding stock of the Turkish Angora in
America. In the 1970's additional pairs were sent from Turkey to Britain and Europe, and
the breed was successfully reestablished there as well. Western cat fanciers at last
agreed with the dedicated Turkish breeders in Ankara. The Turkish Angora was a beautiful
pedigreed cat, deserving of its own identity. |
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