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Saturday, June 16, 2007

EXOTIC SHORTHAIR


|History|

Exotic Shorthair is shorthaired version of the Persian and originated from the crossing of a Persian with an American Shorthair. In1960s American short hair breeders in an attempt to improve the color of their breed crossed American Short hair with Persians and thus Exotic Short hair was born. In 1967 CFA gave formal recognition to the Exotic Shorthair as a breed. By the late 1960s, the Exotic was recognized by most cat associations.

|Appearance|

Exotic Shorthair has high bone density and is well-balanced. They are round headed with large, round eyes that are set wide apart. They have a thick, dense, plush and soft coat. Their eyes are large, full and round. They come in various colors such as black, bi-colors, pointed colors, smokes, tortoiseshell , tabbies and all the Persian colors.

|Personality|

Exotic Shorthairs have a quiet and calm nature. They are very loyal, affectionate and easy going. They are very sensitive to human emotions. They have a tame and docile Personality.


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