Cats
Persian: "The Khorassan or Persian cat seems to be a modification of the Angora cat, their
hair is somewhat more woollier and curlier, but nevertheless still especially long. The colour
is dark bluish gray. In terms of beauty, she is quite close to the Angora cat, but is far rarer. "
By 1903 the Persian had replaced the Angora and by the 20th century the Turkish Angora was
virtually unknown outside of Turkey. In Turkey, they were seen in many colours
e.g. sarman (red tabby), teku (silver tabby), Ankara kedi/Van kedi (odd-eyed white), brown
tabby, selfs (solids), torties and tortie-and-white although some cat fanciers still claim that the
white Angora is the only pure native Turkish Angora. There is a true-breeding colour variant
found near Lake Van originally known in Britain as the Turkish Cat (or Turkish Swimming
Cat) and later as the Turkish Van. In Turkey the name "Van kedi" (Van cat) refers to the
highly prized odd-eyed white
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