What is the abyss?
Abyssinian cat is a medium domesticated cat with long, slender legs, large tapped ears and elegant muscular appearance. One of the most significant characteristics of this ancient breed is an unusual coat. The fur of the abyss is medium and thick, with a light basic color in the root and at the tip of the dark ticking or stains of color. This unique ticking formula gives the Abyssinians the look of their ancestors Wildcat.
This unique domesticated cat is extremely loyal. Abyssinians, lovingly known as "to" from "Breed Fanciers, are people oriented to people, curious and highly intelligent. They prefer a home where people are available to the company most of the day than for solitude. Abyssinian cat plays, but careful, will mix the period of activities with reserved observation. These kittens bears a striking adult coat Abyssinian. Their dark coats gradually relieve and develop a distinctive pattern of ticking during the first weeks and months of life. The cat is very similar to the cats onClimbed in the paintings and statues of ancient Egypt and the mummified cats discovered there have a striking similarity to the abyss for the abyss. Modern zoologists, however, point to the similarities between Abyssinian and African Wildcat felis Lybica .
The name "Abyssinian" concerns the empire Abyssinia, now Ethiopia. The first reports of cats in Europe point to importing an animal from this region in the late 1960s. Genetic studies determine the probable origin of Abyssinian to areas along the coast of the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia.
It is certain that she began to appear in Britain in Britain in Britain 1800s in Britain. The breed was listed in Crystal Palace and during that time it was listed in magazines. Abyssinians were first imported to North America at the beginning of the 20th century. High quality samples coming to the United States in the 1930s set the basis for contemporary American breeding programs.
In the 70s, breeders developed an occasional recessive agency with long hair on a separate breed known as Somali. Long hair was once considered to be undesirable in the breed known for their short checked coat. Several fans that bought the beauty of previously undesirable specimens who worked on the creation of a breeding program, and in 1979 the Somali were admitted to the Faniers' Cats Association.