We just learned about the Chantilly-Tiffany cat.
Another type of cat is the Cyprus Cat.
In the country of Cyprus there is a grave from almost 10,000 years ago with a person buried next to their pet cat.
It is the oldest grave anyone has found showing that humans kept cats as pets.
Some people say that this type of cat came from that line of original pets.
Other people think they came from in 328 AD when Saint Helen the mother of Emperor Constantine sent hundreds of cats to a monastery in Cyprus to help control the snake problem they were having.
There is even still an old monastery in the Cyprus town of Akrotiri called the Monastery of St. Nicholas of the Cats.
Wherever they came from, the Cyprus cats have thick hair and have lots of energy and are very good at jumping and running.
They can have different types of white or brown fur, but no spots, and their ears stick out in a V shape instead of straight up.
(from: wikipedia - cyprus cat)
(from: wikipedia - akrotiri (village))
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