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ANATOLIAN / ANADOLU KEDISI
The Anatolian cat is a strong, muscular cat with back legs longer than the front. The legs are trim and muscular, medium in length and boning, tapering to neat rounded feet. Back legs are longer than the front. The tail is in proportion to the cat and should reach the shoulder blades. The tip of the tail is slightly rounded. The Anatolian is a shorthaired cat. The coat lies smoothly to the body and has no wooly undercoat. It has a soft silky structure but feels harder, similar to the Turkish Van. Like the Turkish Van and Turkish Angora , the Anatolian cat exists in all natural colors, with and without Van markings. The head is broad in males and moderately broad in females. The head shows a rounded form towards the jaws. Males have strong muscular cheeks. The nose is medium of length and shows a gentle slope at the height of the eyes. The ears are moderately to large, wide at the base and tapering to the tips. Their eye color can be blue, from yellow to dark amber, green or odd/eyed. The eyes, green, bright yellow to dark amber in conformity with the coat color, are large and a bit almond shaped. There is a Turkish saying about these cats: "the eyes must be as green as the lake and as blue as the sky”. White cats can have blue or odd eyes (yellow and blue or green and blue). They are affectionate and most loving cats if their human tolerates their character. The power of attraction of water to them is striking, yet more than we noticed at the Turkish Van cats. The kittens that grow up near to people are very affectionate and gentle. On the other hand older Anatolian cats, taken from Turkey , often accustom badly, suspecting that the change of area is something they don't like.
ORIGIN: The Anatolian cat (Turkish Shorthair) is a unique natural breed which finds her origin in the Anatolian region, Turkey , but one can find this breed in many regions in Turkey . It is important to maintain this breed especially because of its own welfare. Many Anatolian cats have been exported and registered as Vans or Angoras. Dutch and German breeders are striving for purebred Anatolians.
STANDARD: Unknown, not defined yet
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