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Abyssinian Cat
The Abyssinian cat is one of the oldest-known breeds of domesticated cats. This loyal, intelligent cat resembles the cat statues and drawings in ancient Egyptian art.

 


Abyssinian Cat
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Cat - name applied broadly to the carnivorous mammals constituting the family Felidae, and specifically to the domestic cat, Felis catus.

Abyssinian Cat
An ancient, short-haired domesticated breed of cat.
Burmese Cat
A short-haired domesticated breed of cat with golden eyes.

The Abyssinian Catbird (Parophasma galinieri) represents a monotypic genus from Africa.

The Abyssinian Cat has a more wild looking appearance when compared to many breeds of domestic Cat in modern times.

He adores everyone, including my quaker parrot Quincy, my moluccan cockatoo Ray, and my two abyssinian cats, Abby and Annie. Uno especially adores my cats, even better than any of my birds.

Note that the Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) and Black Catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris) from the Americas and the Abyssinian Catbird (Parophasma galinieri) from Africa are unrelated birds that belong to different families.

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