Researchers believe the recessive gene for long hair appeared spontaneously in the cat population in the cold mountainous areas of Persia. Both Angora and Persian cats are mentioned in the manuscript Voyages de Pietro della Valle . He described the Persians as gray with very long, silky, glossy fur. He noted that the cats resided in the province of Khorazan in Persia, and that they came from India with the Portuguese. The ideal Persian is a heavily boned, well-balanced cat with a sweet expression and soft, round lines.
Color depends upon coat color.
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