Angora cat personality
The Angora cat is the Turkish Angora, just for the sake of clarity. Secondly, we should take cat breed personality with a pinch of salt. Perhaps this is being too cynical but we should...
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Ankara Cat
This is a domestic breed of cat and an alternative name for the Angora Cat. More specifically I would like to describe the breed as the Turkish Angora Cat. The name Ankara Cat was...
Damiel My Amazing Turkish Angora Cat
by Bill (Canada) Damiel Intro: This is wonderful story from a visitor. It is not often I receive such a complete, moving and intense story about the life of a cat written by a...
Deaf Turkish Angora Annoys Owner Because He Jumps on Kitchen Counter
This lady wants to modify her cat’s behaviour. He is a 7-month-old Turkish Angora (TA). She didn’t realise it until recently that he is deaf. Turkish Angoras are not uncommonly born deaf and sometimes...
A Bit of 16th Century Turkish Cat History
This is a nice little snippet of Turkish history that goes all the way back to the Ottoman Empire and concerns the cats of Constantinople (now Istanbul). The comments on PoC by The Turkish...
The Real Persian Cat
The world famous Persian cat, which is said to be the world’s most popular purebred, pedigree cat, has no connection with the original Persian cat. The connection has long since disappeared into the machinations...
Harvey’s 37 Cats in North Cyprus
Introduction We are in Northern (Turkish) Cyprus (see map for location) today to have a look at some of Harvey Harrison’s 37 cats. Yes, he cares for 37 cats. That puts him in the...
Theft of the Turkish Angora Cat Breed
The distinguished and important cat breed, the Turkish Angora, has been hijacked not once but twice. While the real Turkish Angora resides in Turkey the American cat fancy has created a new cat and...
The Real Turkish Angora Part 2
The article I wrote about “The Real Turkish Angora” has been published and expanded upon in a Turkish cat magazine. Naturally, it is in the Turkish language. Here is part of the email from...
Robin and Bobbie: Beautiful Random Bred Cats
Robin looks like a purebred mix. Howard, the person who cares for these fine looking cats, asked if Robin was a Turkish Angora mix. You can’t tell except to say that he is a...
Turkish Angora Cat
Click Turkish Angora Quick Guide for an overview. Click here to see visitors’ submission Introduction This breed of cat is related, it seems, to the Turkish Van and it certainly has an equally distinguished...
Should I take a cat I helped with me?
by Sanem (Edremit, Balıkesir, Turkey.) Hi Everyone…A few months ago, just a week before the new year’s eve one of the cats in our neighborhood had an accident. I don’t know how it happened...
This is Frankie who looks similar to a Turkish Angora
This is Frankie who looks similar to a Turkish Angora by Mary Oppman (Florida) Frankie I was intrigued when I came across your site. I have three rescues, one of which looks so much...
Sushel My Beautiful Angora Male
Sushel Sushel was given to me by my boyfriend in 1999, to ease the sorrow of my cat’s passing, Grizetta. He was at the time, about 4 months old. At first I was troubled...
Why Turkish Angoras pop up in the non-purebred population of cats
by Simon Mouer (Austin, Texas) Purebred Turkish Angora Cat – Photo copyright Helmi Flick When animals mate, their offspring’s traits are set by a giant double-helix DNA molecular complex present in every cell of...
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