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The Siamese cat is one of several varieties of cats native to Thailand (known as Siam before 1939). The original Siamese became one of the most popular breeds in Europe and North America in the 19th century. [1] Siamese cats have a distinctive colourpoint coat, resulting from a temperature-sensitive type of albinism.
It is an accepted pattern in some cat registries, but not others, for particular breeds (mostly Siamese-related). Point coloration is inherent to the Siamese breed and some other closely related breeds. With most other breeds the colorpoints (including lynx) were brought into the breed lines long after their establishment, but there are exceptions.
A cat with black point coloration. Points are specific areas of an animal coat that are colored differently from the main body colorations. Point coloration may be represented by a pale body color and relatively darker extremities, such as face, ears, feet, tail, and external sex organs, as seen on Siamese cats. [1]
Sung's lynx point Siamese named Jaz liked to knead into Sung's throat while she slept, and Branch's "toxic extrovert" cat John Junior kneads into people's cheeks, he said.
There are 40 cat species — not even taking into consideration the various breeds of domesticated cats, which is over 70,— naturally distributed across every continent except Antarctica and ...
Their colour will darken with age, even to the point of turning a chocolate brown shade. The eyes are always blue. The tail is medium-sized. Snowshoe cats come in blue, lilac, lynx, fawn, chocolate, and seal points. The Snowshoe is a medium-large cat and its body longer than other cat breeds, with many males reaching 6 kg (14 lbs) or more.
Point=c s is the point allele associated with the Siamese colorpoint pattern. Sepia= c b is an allele called sepia (or solid), and is most associated with Burmese cats. It produces a pattern similar to the Siamese colorpoint, but with a much lower contrast and amber-yellow to green eyes.
The Balinese is a long-haired breed of domestic cat with Siamese-style point coloration and sapphire-blue eyes. The Balinese is also known as the purebred long-haired Siamese since it originated as a natural mutation of that breed and hence is essentially the same cat but with a medium-length silky coat and a distinctively plumed tail.