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