Long Hair & Lots of Love!

Turkish Angora cats has captured the hearts of humans for thousands of years. This is believed to be one of the oldest cat breeds- directly descendant from a wild cat (which wild cat is up for debate). There is some speculation that the Turkish Angora breed may have been the first domestic cat breed to have long hair.

In Turkey, the land where the Turkish Angora is considered to have been domesticated, these cats are a national treasure. The Turkish Angora cat breed holds a place of honor among Muslims. Legend has it that the Islamic prophet, Mohammed, had a pet Turkish Angora cat named Muezza. When hearing prayers ring out, he cut the sleeve from his garment rather than disturb the sleeping cat.

The Muslim community were not the only ones who were charmed by the graceful Turkish Angora. As the cats started to be taken throughout Europe people were fascinated by them. The first written history of the Turkish Angora comes from the 16th century in France. King Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette had a few of these cats and were quite enamored with them! At the first cat fancier show in London in the 1800’s the Turkish Angora was well represented and did very well against the competition.

The Turkish Angora breed is known for it’s long silky coat. That beautiful coat can come in almost any color or pattern, those white is the most popular. Another striking feature of the Turkish Angora cat are their blue, gold, or odd-colored eyes.

The outgoing personality of these affectionate, intelligent cats is very captivating. They love to greet everyone at your door and bond strongly with their family. These kitties consider themselves to be the alpha animal in the home, but children and other animals will get along just fine in the cat’s house.

To learn more about the Turkish Angora cat breed, please read my article The Turkish Angora: Cat Breed of the Month .

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This word search was moved up from Saturday to make room for the Pet Blogger’s Challenge. The next word search will resume it’s place on Saturday January, 17, 2015.

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