How Do You Identify A Turkish Angora?
The Turkish Angora is a very old breed which originated in the Ankara province of Turkey. This cat is more closely related to the wild ancestor of all domestic cats, the African Wildcat., than most. This is a result of its relatively short journey through the world. Wildcats were brought into Egypt and from there were seeded throughout much of the world along trading routes. Turkey was very well developed by this time and held many mercantile opportunities, hence the arrival of these cats. The difficult terrain around the Ankara region kept the cats brought into Turkey from migrating or wandering elsewhere. This concentrated the genetic traits of the cats through many generations, resulting in the Turkish Angora. This species of cat was named a national treasure in Turkey in the early 1900s and was brought to America in 1963, becoming an accepted breed of show cat shortly afterward. Because of this breed’s rarity in America and Western Europe here is a guide on how to correctly identif
