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| Weight |
8-10 lbs. |
| Overview |
These elegant cats make intelligent, affectionate, playful companions. True to their Siamese ancestry, Havanas can be demanding, but they are not as vocal as Siamese and have softer voices.
Sometimes described as coy, Havana Browns are also much subtler than Siamese, often sneaking up onto their owners' laps unnoticed.
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| Appearance |
The Havana Brown is a muscular, medium-size cat with a distinctive rectangular muzzle, said by imaginative breeders to resemble the base of a lightbulb or a corncob. The rich brown coat is accented by large, striking green eyes. The hair, both on and in the large, round-tipped ears, is sparse.
Havanas have a short to medium-length glossy coat that is deep mahogany or chestnut brown. Even the whiskers are brown. Some registries recognize the color dilution lilac.
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| Origins |
These cats were named either for the popular brown Cuban cigar or for a breed of brown rabbit previously named for the cigar. They are not Cuban at all, however, but an English creation.
In the early 1950s, a British woman crossed a black shorthaired Persian-Siamese hybrid with a seal point Siamese and came up with a solid brown male, the first Havana to be registered in England and the progenitor of the modern Havana breed. A California breeder imported the first Havana Browns to the United States in 1956; her cats became the foundation stock for the breed in North America.
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