Turkish Angora ~ Black White
Turkish Angora ~ White
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Turkish Angora ~ Black White
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Turkish Angora ~ White
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| This elegant cat with the silky white coat was favored by the kings of France. The Angora, which originated in Turkey, bears the name of the capital city of Turkey, formerly called Angora, but now called Ankara. This ancient breed remained true to its original type for many years. In the 17th century, Italian explorer Pietro Della Valle brought several Angoras back to his home country. This cat, with its immaculate, fluffy coat, was consider a gift "fit for a king." The European aristocracy, particularly the court of Louis XV, favored Angoras. In the 18th century, Linne renamed the breed Cattus angorensis to distinguish it from domestic cats and Chartreux cats. Buffon described it as the "solid white, longhaired cat of Angora." In the 19th century, after contributing to the development of the Persian (to which the Turkish Angora transmitted the gene responsible for long hair), the breed almost disappeared as a result of the remarkable popularity of Persians. After the Second World War, the breed was on the verge of extinction. Breeders in Europe and the United States imported Angoras from Turkey, where the breed is now protected. The Torio's, American breeders, purchased Yildiz and Hildizcik from the Ankara Zoo. In 1970, the C.F.A. registered the first Turkish Angoras. The breed was officially recognized by the C.F.A. in 1973, and by the F.I.Fe in 1988. Despite its remarkable beauty, this breed is rare. |
| Polite and courteous. Readily understands owner's desires. Intelligent and responsive. Easily trained to retrieve and perform tricks. Fastidious; prefers spotless environment. Loves water and has been known to play in the tub, but prefers to choose where to bathe. |
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Head
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Small to medium in size, tapering toward the chin. Moderately flat skull. Allowance for jowls in mature males. Barely rounded, fairly long muzzle. No whisker break. Nose is straight, medium in length, and without break. Firm, gently rounded chin forms a perpendicular line with the nose. |
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Eyes
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Large, almond-shaped, slanting slightly upward with open expression. Eye color can be any shade of green, gold, green-gold, copper, blue, or odd eyed. There is no relationship between eye color and coat color. Uniformity and depth of eye-color should be taken into consideration as a part of the overall head score, with deeper, richer color preferred. |
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Ears
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Large, wide at base, pointed and tuffed. Set closely together, high on the head, vertical and erect. |
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Neck
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Moderately long. Slim and graceful. |
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Body
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Medium size, however, overall balance, grace and fineness of bone are more important than actual size. Males may be slightly larger than females. Torso long and slender. Shoulders the same width as hips. Rump slightly higher than shoulders. Finely boned with firm muscularity. |
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Paw
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Small, round and dainty. Tufts between toes preferable. |
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Tail
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Long and tapering from a wide base to a narrow end, with a full brush. |
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Coat
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Medium long. Fine, silky texture. Minimal undercoat. Longer at ruff, on back of legs, and on the belly where the coat is slightly wavy. The ruff is not fully developed until one year of age. All colors are recognized with any amount of white, except chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, fawn, and colorpoint or Burmese color patterns. Solid white is the most prized color. |
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Disqualify
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Cobby body type. Kinked or abnormal tail. Crossed eyes. |
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Character
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Heavy bone structure, Persian body type or cobbiness. Overly round head or foreign head shape. Nose break. Overly short tail. Green eyes permissible only in white, silver, or golden cats. |
| Usually strong and hardy. Blue-eyed white cats are often deaf, and odd-eyed cats may be deaf on blue-eyed aide. Deafness possible in other colors. |
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