Cats
In the UK it is known as
the Colorpoint Longhair (or Colourpoint Persian). In the USA, Himalayans with tabby or
tortie points are known as Colorpoint Longhair in some registries.
Experimental breeding of Siamese and Persians dates back as far as
the 1920s. The first recorded deliberate cross between Siamese and
longhaired cats was made by Swedish geneticist T Tjebbes in 1924
using white longhairs. However it was not his intention to create a
new breed for the cat fancy. In 1931 in the USA, Virginia Cobb and
Dr. Clyde Keeler began an experimental breeding programme with
the purpose of learning the inheritance involved in producing a
Colourpoint Longhair. In 1936, they produced the first Himalayan
kitten
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