Cats
The development of the Balinese paralleled that of the Siamese. In the 1950s most Siamese
and Balinese cats were less extreme than we are used to today. The more extreme look gained
in popularity for the Siamese and its longhaired counterpart followed suit since Balinese were
bred back to Siamese to improve the type of the Balinese. In addition, much of the Balinese
cat's long fur was lost, leaving it as a more-or-less shorthaired cat with a plumy tail, a side-
effect of breeding back to the Siamese. As with the Siamese, a few breeders preserved the
older style and it is now becoming more popular in its own right.
In the 1960s, a cat very similar to the Balinese was bred in the USA and Canada. These
resulted from crossing Siamese cats to red/red-tabby Angora (presumably the Turkish
Angora) resulting in semi-longhairs with Siamese conformation and red or tortie points. The
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