Historical Nonfiction

Siamese, If You Please

Some fun facts about this interesting variety of cat, (also known as seal points)

• When Siamese cats were first shown in England in 1871 they were described as ‘an unnatural nightmare kind of cat’ because of their strange coloring.
• The Thai name means “moon diamond”
• President Rutherford B. Hayes was given a Siamese cat called Siam in 1879. Siam was the first ever ‘ambassador’ of the breed to the USA.
• Cat Book Poems, dating to the 1700s, are kept in the Bangkok National Library and show illustrations of cats very similar to Siamese cats
• Elizabeth II was given a Siamese cat as a wedding present from the monarchs of Thailand

(Source: life-with-siamese-cats.com)

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