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Abyssinian Cats

Breed facts, pictures and detailed information on Abyssinian cats.

The first Abyssinian Cats were brought to Britain from Ethiopia by the British soldiers; as a breed it was registered in 1874.

Abyssinian is a medium sized, muscular, slender bodied, short haired cat with characteristically ticked coat. Each of the orange-brown hairs is marked with two or three dark bands. The darkest of the bands is is the one nearest the tip of the hair. Head slightly wedge-shaped, with large ears and almond-shaped eyes. Soft, dense fur. Long, tapering tail. There is a long-haired variant of this breed, recently developed from it, called the Somali.

The humans, who like the breed, characterize the cat as intelligent, affectionate, gentle, graceful, sinuous, energetic, companionable, friendly, fearless, quiet, active, playful, alert, fast, sun worshipping. It is lithe and pantherine in its movements, requires considerable freedom and dislikes close confinement.
Those who do not like the breed give the following negative characteristics: difficult to handle, undisciplined, introverted, shy and cautious.

Color Forms:
CFA: Ruddy (Ruddy Brown or Burnt Sienna), Red (Sorrel, Cinnamon or Russet), Blue, Fawn.
GCCF: Usual (Ruddy, Ruddy Brown or Burnt Sienna), Sorrel (Red, Cinnamon, Russet), Chocolate, Lilac (chocolate-dilute), Blue, Fawn (sorrel-dilute), Red, Cream, Sorrel Tortie, Chocolate Tortie, Blue Tortie, Lilac Tortie, Fawn Tortie, Sorrel Silver, Chocolate, Blue Silver, Lilac Silver, Fawn Silver, Red Silver, Cream Silver, Sorrel Tortie Silver, Chocolate Tortie Silver, Blue Tortie Silver, Lilac Tortie Silver, Fawn Fawn Tortie Silver.

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