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== Characteristics == === Appearance === The Angora has a silky coat that covers a long muscular body.<ref name="CFA">{{cite web |title=Turkish Angora Standard |url=https://cfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/turkish-angora-standard.pdf |website=Cat Fanciers' Association |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> Though it is known for a shimmery white coat and posh tail, Turkish Angoras can display a variety of [[Cat coat genetics|coat colours]],<ref name="fortheloveofcats" /> with the only disallowed coats being chocolate, lavender, or [[Point colouration|colourpoint]].<ref name="CFA"/> The Angora's head is small to medium in size with a smooth wedge. The body is long and slender, with good fineness of the bone.<ref name="CFA"/> Eyes are large and almond shaped. The colour may be blue, green, amber, yellow, as well as [[Odd-eyed cat|heterochromatic]]. Ears are pointed, large and wide-set. The eyes are almond shaped, and the profile forms two straight planes. The plumed tail is often carried upright, perpendicular to the back.<ref name="CFA" /><gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> File:Angora Cat (White).jpg|Solid-white adult with green eyes File:Ebène de la Vallée de Göreme.jpg|Turkish Angora with [[Black cat|black fur]] and green eyes File:High Limit's Aida 7.jpg|Black [[Tortoiseshell cat|tortoiseshell]] smoke adult File:Cat (6672148713).jpg|Turkish Angora with hazel eyes </gallery> === Behaviour === Turkish Angoras are playful, intelligent, athletic and involved. They bond with humans, but often select a particular member of a family to be their constant companion, whom they are very protective of.<ref name="fortheloveofcats">{{cite book |last=Shojai |first=Amy |title=For the Love of Cats |date=1997 |publisher=Publications International |location=Lincolnwood, Illinois |isbn=0-7853-1411-3 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/forloveofcats00iren/page/108 108–109] |via=Internet Archive |url-access=registration |url= https://archive.org/details/forloveofcats00iren/page/108}}</ref>
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