The Birman cat is also known as the Sacred Cat of Burma. This is a beautiful cat whose luxurious coat and exquisite coloring make it very admired. The Birman is a gentle cat with a terrific personality.
Sacred Cat of Burma. Medium-sized cat with a massive oriental body, medium legs and tail, broad round head with short muzzle and rounded ears. Colorpointed with white mitts and boots. Semi-long silky coat, thick on the neck and tail.
The Sacred Cat of Burma is a long-haired pointed cat with white feet. Imposing in appearance, medium to large in size, with heavy boning in proportion to that size. females are smaller than males. The coat, though long and silky, does not mat easily.
Known as the Sacred Cat of Burma, Birman cats have a number of imaginative legends associated with them.
The Birman is the Sacred Cat of Burma, modern day Myanmar. Legend holds that the Birman developed its unique color markings when they were temple cats.
Also known as the "Sacred Cat of Burma", the Birman has a number of fanciful legends associated with its origin. The breed first appeared in France in 1919 with a pregnant female imported from Burma (the male died en route).
Also known as the "Sacred Cat of Burma," Birmans are colorpoint cats, meaning they have a darker color on their tail, legs, ears and face, much like the Siamese or the Himalayan division of the Persian.
Sacred Cat of Burma
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Head: Large, broad, fairly round. Slightly longer than it is wide. Fairly rounded skull. Slightly domed forehead. Full cheeks, high, prominent cheekbones.
The Birman, also known as the Sacred Cat of Burma or Sacred Birman is a relatively ancient breed of domestic cat, which origin is involved in mystery.
The origin of the Birman, Sacred Cat of Burma, is legendary, and the modern history of the breed is almost as remarkable. As the story goes, a pair of Birmans were smuggled out of Burma and shipped to France around 1919.
Sacred Birman, Sacred Cat Of Burma
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The Birman is a breed of domestic cat.
The modern, and more scientific, story of this breed, also called the Sacred Cat of Burma, begins in 1919, when a pair of Birman cats arrived in France.
The Birman cat breed, also known as the Sacred Cat of Burma, is a medium to large, semi-longhaired, ivory-colored cat with darker color points on the ears, face, legs and tail and an overall golden sheen.
Russell Gordon gave his considered opinion that the Siamese cat was a cross between the Sacred Cat of Burma & the Annamite cat introduced into the religiously sealed & guarded Burmese Temples, ...
The Birman also known as the "Sacred Cat of Burma" is a clever, gentle and tolerant breed having a semi-longhair coat with distinctive white paws.
The Birman is known as the Sacred Cat of Burma. It's origins are said to be mystical, but however it began, the breed is lovely. They have white gloves and laces on the back feet which are like little socks that come to a V.
The Burmese ( meaning fortunate, beautiful, and splendid appearance) is a breed of domesticated cats split into two subgroups: the American Burmese and the British Burmese (and are not to be confused with "Sacred Cat of Burma, ...
Sacred Cat of Burma Fanciers (USA)
The Birman Cat Club (UK)
The Northern Birman Cat Club (UK)
Rasclub Heilige Birmanen (NL)
The Birman Society Inc, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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For a strikingly unusual cat, it is hard not to fall in love with the Birman, or 'Sacred Cat of Burma' as it is known in its native country. This cat carries itself with much poise and 'wears' a pale coloured coat, dark face, ears, ...
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This group of cats include some very old breeds such as the Birman (known as the sacred cat of Burma) and Turkish Van but includes newer breeds such as the Ragdoll.
The fourth is that Annamese cats were crossed with the sacred cat of Burma to produce the Siamese.
It involves an enthralling romantic tale back through the pages of history to a far earlier time over one hundred years ago to the country of Burma. Originally this wonderful breed was named the "Sacred Cat of Burma".
 See also: Gloves, Birman cat, Tortie, Colorpoint, Pregnant
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