Scientists continue to argue on, where and when the wild cat was cultivated. One consider that it occurred in Ancient Egypt about ten-twelve thousand years ago, others speak about East Asia. Dispute goes and about quantity of cat breeds. 
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Among мурлык breeds are known: Abyssinian, Asian, Bengalese, Bombay, Brazilian, British, Himalaya, Californian, Norwegian, Persian, Russian, Seychelles, Siberian, Thai, Turkish, egeysky, Japanese. It only general name of breeds. In each breed there are standard distinctions. Because of them cats of the same breed can differ considerably.
In general it is necessary to tell that cats – the most unusual and most mysterious beings on our planet. They badly are still studied, though constantly live near the person. One of the most surprising cats – burmansky. Four types of this cat are known: American бурма, European, modern and hybrid. A thoroughbred cat call бурма. Its primordial homeland is in East Asia. More precisely – in Southeast. In 1949 to England from Burma (from here and the name – burmansky) brought a cat and two cats. From this point бурма began to extend on the countries of Europe and out of its limits.
But what unusual and interesting in a burmansky cat?
The accepted standard in a color of burmansky cats can puzzle everybody. At American бурмы allocate colors: sable, blue and platinum. European бурма will puzzle you with the color even more. Though mainly it brown, but is also cream, chocolate, tortoise, lilac colors.
Surprisingly in бурме that it, seemingly, the unique cat which weight at young age it is impossible to define precisely "by eye". Its dense structure, rather small size create average illusion on weight of an animal. Actually cats of this breed usually weigh six kgs, and cats – twice it is more! But if you do not know a sex of an animal, with weight "by eye" can easily be mistaken.
Burma very much loves communication with children. It is one of its differences from other cat breeds. Burma well feels mood of the child and starts it to "calm" caresses if that is capricious. Thus even the aggressive child never will scratch. Children willingly iron бурму. Nuance here that wool at it silky to the touch and "warm".
It is necessary to emphasize especially that бурма it is always located to communication with the person. It has no apathy. Her look bewitches that it very attentively looks you in the face. The feeling that could and start talking is created! On the devotion to the person бурму compare to a dog. If this cat to present to someone or to sell – it all the same will return to the real owner.
Not less surprisingly and that бурма and easily gets used at once to existence in the house of other animals. At this cat without problems contacts to an aggressive dog which can be several times larger than it "are come into". Certainly, it is better to take nevertheless not adult already a cat, and a kitten бурмы. However, the pleasure not from the cheap – will cost to you such purchase in the sum from 400 to 1000 dollars. Why in dollars? For the reason, what to buy бурму it is possible only in cat’s nurseries from thoroughbred parents. And there prefer stable world currency cash.
Certainly, is in the world and other interesting cat breeds. But among all breeds бурма, nevertheless, it is very strongly allocated.