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GENGHIS
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LINYANTI
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SAVUTI
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MOREMI
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This experience encouraged us to delve deeper into the fascinating world of cat breeds - eventuating in the purchase of a loveable bundle of razor-sharp claws and teeth - her name: Linyanti, in memory of an unforgettable safari through Botswana.
The origins of the Burmese probably date back to the 15th century, where brown cats known as rajahs lived in the Buddhist temples of Burma. These cats may have bred with Siamese, producing resilient offspring, such as Wong Mau, a brown cat brought to America from Rangoon in 1930. Wong Mau was crossed with a Siamese, and then bred back to her progeny, producing a dark brown Burmese with minimal pointing.
Since then, the breed has diverged into distinctly European (as followed by South Africa, Australia and New Zealand) and US lines. The European Burmese is more oriental in appearance, with a muscular body and wedged-shape head.
Linyanti, or Yanti as she is known at home, is a chocolate tortie. Graceful in the extreme - her rolling shoulder blades reminiscent of a stalking lioness - she also exhibits 'dog-like' characteristics, forever demanding attention or a lap to sit on. Vocal when hungry, she is never shy to purr her contentment when sated.
Affection is not only reserved for human family - the dogs come in for special treatment! When not launching a full-blown play-attack on Isus, she happily snoozes beneath Genghis' ample jowls.
However, most of her time is shared with her Bengal and Somali brothers, Savuti and Moremi. Yanti and Savuti does most everything together, whether it is sleeping, eating, hunting or even fishing!
Lioness
Harking back to
ancestral roots.
Play
Sharpening claws.
Home
Where the heart is.
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