Exotic Shorthair
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The Exotic Shorthair is a breed of cat developed as a short-haired version of the Persian. The Exotic is similar to the Persian in appearance with the exception of the short dense coat.
Ginger Exotic Shorthair
An Exotic Shorthair cat.
Male Exotic Shorthair – 12 months
A sleeping Exotic Shorthair
British Shorthair
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The British Shorthair is the pedigree version of the landrace of British domestic cat, with a distinctively stocky body, thick coat, and broad face. The most familiar colour variant is the "British Bl
Exotic Shorthair
…rounded appearance. The tail is relatively short in proportion to the body, maintaining the breed's compact and balanced silhouette. Just like the British Shorthair and the Persian the Exotic Shorthair comes in all different colour variations. Because of the regular use of Persian as outcrosses, some Exotics may…
British Shorthair female in the classic colour 'blue'.
An early example of the "English type" Blue Shorthair, from Frances Simpson's Book of the Cat, 1903
Example of modern "Champion" standard black shaded silver male
A fully mature male, showing the characteristic heavy jowls, copper-coloured eyes, and unique "crisp" texture of the typical British Blue coat.