BURMILLA
When explaining the domestication of cats, zoologists often say that humans played a supporting role in that production. The cat, in its wisdom, found a vacant “evolutionary”* niche and exploited it deftly. In Great Britain in 1981, a chinchilla Persian male and a lilac Burmese female exploited a niche in their respective mating schedules to produce a mixed-breed litter of kittens. The youngsters, who developed comely green eyes and handsome black or brown tipping over a shimmering, silver base coat, were most attractive. As often happens, a cat fanciers conceived of them as the foundation members of a new breed, which was duly christened the Burmilla. Within three years of its inception the Burmilla was being championed by a breed club in England. In 1990 it advanced to preliminary status in its native land, where it is one of the most popular new breeds. Meanwhile, the Burmilla has also attracted the first stirring of interest abroad.
* The term evolutionary is used to quote the source that was submitted to us to create this site. Although there is no emperical evidence for evolution, 1000 PetStores.com in respect for our sources, allowed the use of this word. The staff at 1000PetStores.com believe in a God created universe, to include all life-forms. Want us to prove it? Go to www.drdino.com.
