| Although brown cats have been around for | | | | more than you might expect, with the females |
| centuries, the Havana Brown Cat first appeared in | | | | running from six to eight pounds and the males |
| Britain in the nineteenth century and was | | | | weighing from eight to ten pounds. Their whiskers |
| considered to be a part of the Southeast Asian | | | | are also brown, but as they age, will eventually |
| branch of the Royal Cats of Siam. But all of the | | | | turn white. |
| North American Havana Browns in can be traced | | | | Like the Rex breed of cat in Britain that obtained |
| back to two cats in Norwood, both of them | | | | the Rex part of their names from a curiously |
| imports. It was this particular breeding that | | | | shorthaired breed of rabbit, some historians |
| produced the first Havana Brown to achieve | | | | believe that the Havana Brown was also named |
| Grand Championship status. These cats are just | | | | after a rabbit of the same color. However, do not |
| the feline to have if you are looking for an | | | | tell a Havana Brown fan that. They prefer to |
| affectionate, sociable, intelligent companion. They | | | | think that the name came about because the |
| have all of the sweetness and color of a bar of | | | | brown color of the breed resembles the color of |
| chocolate. Plus, Havana Browns purr so loudly that | | | | a fine Havana cigar. Regardless of where the |
| you could swear they are vibrating. | | | | name originated, that glistening mahogany-toned |
| The Havana Brown cat is a medium-sized cat that | | | | brown color is the perfect thing to set off their |
| is elegant and graceful, though also muscular, and | | | | green, oval shaped eyes that are expressive and |
| it simply exudes a sense of power. However, | | | | positioned lower on the cat's head than most |
| picking one up for the first time may surprise you. | | | | other cats. |
| For such a lithesome looking cat, it actually weighs | | | | |