The Andora cat originates from Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Angora's are very affectionate, gentle cats, who like to be played with. There are many varieties of Andora, including pure white, black, blue, silver tabby, brown tabby, red tabby, calico (white, black and red patches) and bicolour (black, blue, red or cream with white). The pure white variety are prone to deafness.

The Angora usually has orange eyes, although the white Angora may have blue eyes.

Their coat is fairly long, fine and smooth, although they do moult in the Winter. Their tails are long and curled. Facially, Angora have large ears which are far apart, their eyes are medium in size and their noses are long.

Angora's are clever and affectionate, but also sensitive and inituitive - tending to become devoted to their owners.

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