Turkish Angora

The Ankara cat, also known as the Turkish Angora cat, is one of the oldest long-haired cat breeds and was named after the capital of Turkey. Ankara's old name - Angola. Its origin dates back to the 16th century, making it the oldest long-haired cat breed. Since its introduction to Europe, its noble appearance has become very popular and has become a rare breed.

Angora cats love to be clean, for example, they often lick their fur to protect it. Their saliva acts like a powerful detergent, but it can cause allergies in humans. Angora cats may sometimes vomit hair balls due to the hair they swallowed while licking and accumulating in their stomach.

Angora cats still maintain the nocturnal habit of carnivores, and many activities (such as mouse hunting, courtship and mating) are often performed at night. Angora cats are most active every day at dawn or dusk, and spend most of the day resting or sleeping lazily. The daily sleep time ranges from 12 to 16 hours, with an average of 13 to 14 hours, but some Angora cats will sleep for up to 20 hours.

Sometimes, the male Angora cat urinates everywhere, while the female Angora cat roars wildly in the middle of the night. This is commonly known as "angora cat noise", which is the Angora cat's estrus. It was originally believed that the estrus period of Angora cats is February or August, but there is no absolute time. Experts believe that non-pregnant female Angora cats go into estrus every 14 to 21 days, and the estrus lasts for 3 to 6 days, of which the time required for mating is about 2 or 3 consecutive days. There are four kittens in a litter. The kittens can open their eyes after birth and are naughty and cute. The most adorable thing about this cat is that it loves water. It can swim in streams or bathing pools and rest easily.

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Angora cats originated in Türkiye and are mainly distributed in Türkiye, with very few in other places.

Angora cats are slender, with a undulating back, tall and thin limbs, a long and pointed head, and large ears. They are covered with long, filamentous hair, which can be red, brown, black, or white. White is generally considered to be the authentic purebred Angora cat. Angora cats are quite agile and independent. Their eyes are mostly blue, amber, golden, or mandarin duck eyes (gold and silver). Their faces are V-shaped, and their ears are pointed at the end, but slightly wider at the bottom. Their bodies and limbs are slender. Angora cats are gentle, but very lively and active.
Angora cats have excellent daytime and night vision. In bright places, Angora cats will shrink their pupils to a narrow line to reduce damage to the retina, but this will limit the breadth of their field of vision. There is a blue-green fluorescent film on the back of the retina of Angora cats that can increase vision in the dark. In flashes, Angora cat eyes can show a variety of colors. Like most carnivores