VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

THE TURKISH ANGORA

• The Turkish Angoras were originally known as Ankara cats because the breed originated in the province of Ankara, Turkey.
• They probably share the same distant ancestors as the Persian but developed from a different breeding population.
• This breed is considered polite, intelligent, and responsive.
• It is easily trained to retrieve and perform tricks.
• The Turkish Angora is a small-to medium-sized cat with a long, slender, graceful trunk on a light frame. The ears are large and erect.
• The breed was originally bred only in white, but many colours and patterns exist today.
• The fur is medium in length and silky.
• The breed lacks the thick underfur.
• The eyes are large, almond-shaped, and show radiant, deep colour.