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Colorpoint Shorthair

Colorpoint Shorthair Complexion (based on 175 cats)   Activeness   sleepy very active     Intelligence   silly genius     Curiosity   not curious very curious     Friendliness   timid affectionate     Vocal   not vocal very vocal

Colorpoint Shorthair Breed Description Colorpoint Shorthair is the name the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA), a United States breed association, uses to refer to pointed cats of Siamese ancestry and type in colors other than the four "traditional" Siamese colors (seal, chocolate, blue, and lilac point). This name is also given to cats of Siamese ancestry in the four recognized colors whose eight generation pedigree show ancestors with other colors. In registries of other countries, however, "Colorpoint (or "Colourpoint") is the name given to cats of Persian type and pointed coloring, as in Himalayans. [Much more on this breed can be learned at the wonderful Wikipedia.]

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Some Colorpoint Shorthair purebreds on Catster

Mickey (in Memory)

C.C. (*cute/ curious)

Paloma

Kami

Maggie Mae (In Loving Memory)

Lil Weasel