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ORIGIN

Due to its relation to the Balinese, it was originally called the Javanese. The CFA still uses this name for a few colors Balinese cats. The name “Mandarin “is only used in Holland, Germany, Belgium and France. In the United Kigdom, this pedigree is called “Angora” and the FIFe in America calls this breed “Javanese”. This semi-longhaired cat was obtained recently (by the seventy’s) by American breeders and developed by crossing Oriental Shorthairs and longhaired Siamese (Balinese). The Oriental Longhair received provisional recognition from the CFA, in 1994, TICA published a standard in 1998. This breed is still rare in Europe.

ASPECT

The Mandarin is of medium size, with a muscular body and thin long legs: it has the same structure as the Oriental Shorthair: large ears, vivid green and almond shaped. Eyes, long thin tail; its fine and silky coat is semi long. There are shorter hair on the tops of the shoulders and head; the colors of the Mandarin’s coat are the same that the Oriental Shorthair: blue, havanna chocolate, lavender or lilac, red, cream, white, and cinnamon (chocolate and lilac are the most desirable). All colors are in combination with silver.

CHARACTER

Mandarin cats are energic, sociable, affectionate, expecting a lot of human attention; they get along well with other cats; they are reserved with strangersand somewhat independent. They talk to us with their lovely loud voice.

CARE

They are easy to groom : brushing and combing several times per week.

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