Khao Manee
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| Origin | Thailand |
The Khao Manee cat is a rare breed of cat originating in Thailand, which has an ancient ancestry tracing back hundreds of years[1]. They are mentioned in the Tamra Maew, or Cat Book Poems. Khao Manee cats are pure white with a short, smooth, close-lying coat. They can have blue eyes, gold eyes or odd eyes with one of each colour. The odd eyed Khao Manee is the preferred variety. They are muscular, athletic cats of moderate foreign type and are reputed to be active, communicative and intelligent.
Although the breed is well known in its native land it has only recently been adopted by Western cat breeders, gaining "registration only" status from TICA in May 2009[2].
References
- ^ http://www.ayshazencats.co.uk/khaomanee/articles/km.pdf
- ^ http://www.seregiontica.org/Pages/news.htm
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