Balinese

In the 1940s, American breeders developed an interest in Siamese kittens born with semi long hair. They did not know if the longer hair was the result of outcrosses with Persians or spontaneous mutation.

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Bengal

In 1963, Jean Mill, a Californian breeder, purchased a wild cat, the Asian Leopard Cat, Felis prionailurus bengalensis, a miniature leopard with a spotted coat that is a strong swimmer and excellent fisher.

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Birman

Having appeared recently in Europe, this a cat`s origins are still mysterious. British travelers are thought to have brought back a pair of from the so called Lao-tsun Temple in Burma.

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Bombay

In 1958, in an attempt to create a black Burmese, Nikki Horner, an American breeder from Kentucky, crossed a sable Burmese queen with a copper-eyed black American Shorthair.

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British Shorthair

In the late 19th century, the Cheshire Cat of Lewis Carroll’s (1865) Alice in Wonderland was depicted as a British Shorthair tabby.

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Burmese

Manuscripts from Ayuthia, former capital of Siam, dating to the sixteen and seventeenth centuries depict cats that resemble today’s Burmese. In the 16th century, brown cats similar to Burmese, called “Rajahs,” roamed the halls of Buddhist temples in present-day Myanmar.

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Burmilla

This breed was created in Great Britain in 1981 by crossing a male Chinchilla Persian and a Lilac Burmese, resulting in a Silver, Burmese-type cat.

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