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Siamese
ThailandSiam
- Animal
- Cat
- Origin
- Thailand, Siam
- Height
- 8 cm
- Weight
- 5 kg
- Life expectancy
- 15 years
About the Siamese
The Siamese cat is one of the first distinctly recognised breeds of domestic cat. It is selectively bred since the end of the 19th-century from the Wichianmat landrace, one of several varieties of cats native to Thailand, and is pedigreed in all major cat fancier and breeder organisations. Siamese cats have a distinctive colourpoint coat, resulting from a temperature-sensitive type of albinism. Distinct features like blue almond-shaped eyes, a triangular wedged head shape, large wide-set ears, an elongated, slender, and muscular body, and various colours of point colouration characterise the breed.
More cat breeds from Thailand
Khao Manee Thailand Photo: Octavio.hgc · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Photo credits6 photographs on this page
- Siamese — Ulics676767 · CC0 · file page
- Balinese cat — Фотограф: Анна Утехина · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Khao Manee — Octavio.hgc · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Korat — Heikki Siltala · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Suphalak — Maewboran · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Thai — Talar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
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