| Shorthair felines, British Shorthairs | | | | blue, which is the most common color, |
| belong to Britain. The cats evolved | | | | other colors and patterns include black, |
| centuries ago when Romans brought cats | | | | chocolate, cinnamon, fawn, lilac, red, |
| from their homeland and those cats mated | | | | white, bicolor, colorpoint, tabby and |
| with wild cats of Britain. With time the | | | | tortoiseshell. |
| British Shorthairs came to being. | | | | British Shorthairs are healthy and |
| However, it was not until the later half | | | | sturdy felines. They don't suffer from |
| of nineteenth century that these felines | | | | any persisting health ailment in their |
| started appearing in cat shows and began | | | | lines. They are relatively heavy as a |
| to be formally recognized. Originally | | | | breed and not very agile. They are |
| they were accepted only in blue color | | | | active though and have been reported |
| and were thus known as British Blue. | | | | throughout history to be quite capable |
| With time though other colors were given | | | | hunters in their natural environment. |
| formal recognition and the name changed | | | | Easy going and calm, British Shorthair |
| to the current one. | | | | cats have a very good temperament. They |
| British Shorthairs are somewhat large | | | | are independent and playful and not very |
| sized with a muscular physique. They | | | | demanding. Their lustrous coat doesn't |
| have strong chest, shoulders and legs | | | | shed nor require daily grooming. As |
| and are known to possess significant | | | | kittens they are quite playful. As they |
| strength relative to their size. Body is | | | | age, taking nearly four years to reach |
| stout overall. Head is round with chubby | | | | their full size, they become relatively |
| cheeks, big round eyes that are usually | | | | sedentary and overweight in some cases. |
| copper to golden in color, and short | | | | Still they maintain their loyalty and |
| widely set ears. Well developed whisker | | | | affection towards humans. |
| pads give rise to a very sweet 'smiling' | | | | The author is a blogger about cats and |
| facial expression. Tail is tapering at | | | | an expert on British Shorthair cat. |
| its end and paws are rounded. Apart from | | | | |