Cats
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being developed by members of the fledgling Greek Cat Fancy and is currently the only
native Greek breed. Selective breeding started in the early 1990s using native semi-
longhaired. These are of a light European/Continental type i.e. neither cobby, nor oriental.
The semi-longhaired is than that of Turkish Angoras. All colours are found, with bi-colours
(colour-and-white) predominating.
Tiffany (Chantilly), Tiffanie and Asian Longhairs
The Asian Longhair (Tiffany, Longhair Burmese) is a longhair variety of Burmese type and
colour and was recognised in 1986. The British breeding programme for Asian Shorthairs
such as the Burmilla had the side effect of bringing together the genes for long hair (from
Chinchilla Persians) and Burmese coat colour. This ultimately gave rise to longhaired
Burmese cats and to longhaired Burmese-type cats in non-Burmese colours. At first the
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