Welcome to TICA - The International Cat Association, TICA cats, TICA pedigreed cats, pedigreed cats, pedigreed cats registry, household pet cat registry, domestic cat registry, Savannah cat, Bengal cat, Persian cat, Maine Coon cat" (PDF). Tica.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2015 . Retrieved 15 December 2017. The 2008 study "The Ascent of Cat Breeds: Genetic Evaluations of Breeds and Worldwide Random-bred Populations" by Lipinski et al. conducted at UC Davis by the team led by leading feline geneticist Dr Leslie Lyons found that the Abyssinian has a low level of genetic diversity, a heterozygosity value of 0.45 within a range of 0.34–0.69 for all breeds studied, and has genetic markers common to both Southeast Asian and Western breeds indicating that cats from both Asia and Europe were used to create the breed. [17] Related breed [ edit ] Although regarded as comparatively obscure in the past as a breed compared to others, the Abyssinian ranked in 2016 among the top five most popular breeds by The Cat Fancier Association and The International Cat Association. [3] Sign to prevent horse slaughter remix remix remix remix remix remix remix remix remix remix r… remix The Abyssinian is a slender, fine-boned, medium-sized cat. The head is moderately wedge-shaped, with a slight break at the muzzle, and nose and chin ideally forming a straight vertical line when viewed in profile. They have alert, relatively large pointed ears. The eyes are almond-shaped and are gold, green, hazel or copper depending on coat color. The legs tend to be long in proportion to a graceful body, with small oval paws; the tail is likewise long and tapering.

The source of the name is because the first "Abyssinians" exhibited in shows in England were reported to have been imported to England from Ethiopia, whose name was formerly Abyssinia. However, its true origin — according to genetic studies — is likely to have been the coast of the Indian Ocean in parts of Southeast Asia, and its introduction to Abyssinia (and others) was through colonialists and merchants stopping through Calcutta. [4] Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics" (PDF). Dobzhanskycenter.bio.spbu.ru. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013 . Retrieved 15 December 2017.

a b Joshua, Joan O. (2013). The Clinical Aspects of Some Diseases of Cats. Elsevier. p.1. ISBN 9781483226002. Lyons LA (December 2012). "Genetic testing in domestic cats". Molecular and Cellular Probes. 26 (6): 224–30. doi: 10.1016/j.mcp.2012.04.004. PMC 3541004. PMID 22546621. Highfield, Roger (31 October 2007). "Cinnamon the cat could offer hope to the blind". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007 . Retrieved 26 June 2023.

Niewold TA, van der Linde-Sipman JS, Murphy C, Tooten PC, Gruys E (September 1999). "Familial amyloidosis in cats: Siamese and Abyssinian AA proteins differ in primary sequence and pattern of deposition". Amyloid. 6 (3): 205–9. doi: 10.3109/13506129909007328. PMID 10524286. About the Abyssinian". www.cfainc.org. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023 . Retrieved 26 June 2023. With their interest in playing with their owners combined with their curious intelligence, Abyssinians are known as the "Clowns of the Cat Kingdom". [3] They have an active, outgoing nature, yet tend to be quiet cats. They have soft chirrup-like vocalizations which do not sound like the expected "meow". They are affectionate and friendly toward people.