THE ABYSSINIAN

'In 1868 a male cat called Zulu was bought to Britain by some soldiers returning from the war in Abyssinia - known today as Ethiopia. Zulu was used to start a breeding program and in 1882 the breed was recognized in Britain. Although they are now available in many colours including blue, fawn and silver, their original brown and light copper colouring was similar to the colour of a wild hare or rabbit which resulted in them being called names like Hare Cat, Rabbit Cat and Bunny Cat. Although no one knows exactly where the breed originally comes from it is thought that they could be descendants of the sacred cats of Egypt as they look like the cats depicted on tomb paintings found in Ancient Egypt.'

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