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They are all pedigreed cats, with Burmese being their "parent" breed. The late Nikki Horner of Kentucky in the United States can be credited for her vision in creating the Bombay, she dreamt of breeding a "miniature black panther with new-penny copper eyes". She bred both American Shorthairs and Burmese. She interbred these cats and followed a programme that produced these "patent-leather-like" cats. However, the Bombay programme in England started many years later.

History took a turn in the home of Baroness von Kirchenberg in England when a lovelorn Chinchilla seduced a lilac Burmese maiden. The progeny were so attractive, that the name Burmilla was coined.

Meanwhile in Australia, the Spotted Mist was being developed and in New Zealand - the Mandalays were making their appearance. Even though they have these wonderful exotic names, they are what we in South Africa and England would call: Asians.

Although these breeds are technically each an individual breed in its own right, they owe their wonderful temperaments to their forefathers: the Burmese. The Cat Fanciers' Association has a Burmese Breed Profile that will give a closer look at the breed.

For further information on a breeding chart for Burmese, Jo L. Whitman's page is a wonderful source of reference with her "Ten Colour Mating Chart". Further information on colour genetics can be gleaned at the "Dinner Table Analysis of Colour Genetics".

Through the World Wide Web, it is simple to find breeders of these wonderful cats, simply surf to the Fanciers Breeder Referral List or follow the link below to the International Links of Burmese Breeders [divided into 3 regions for easy navigation] and Allied Breeds.

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