ANGORA CAT. 
These Cats are, among other Cats, \vhat the 
\\'ater Dog is among other Dogs. The most 
beautiful part of the body is the tail ; which is 
very long, and covered with hair live or ^ix 
inches in length ; they extend and turn it cii 
their backs, like the Squirrel, the point reseni- 
bh'ng a plume of feathers. Tliev are very 
tame, and the Poriugiiese have brought them 
from Persia into India.' The same author 
adds, that he had four couple of these Cats, 
which he intended to bring to Italv. Frora 
this description," remarks BufFon, " it ap- 
pears that the Persian Cats resemble, in co- 
lour, those we call Chartreux Cats ; and that, 
except in colour, tb^ey have a perfect resem- 
blance to the Cats of Angora. It is proba- 
ble, therefore, that the Cat of Chorazan in 
Persia, the Cat of Angora in Svria, and tlia 
Chartreux Cat, constitute but one race, 
whose beautv proceeds from the particular In- 
fluence of the climate ; as the Spanish Cats, 
which are red, black, and white, owe their 
beauty to the climate of Spain. It may be 
remarked, in general, that of all the climates 
on the habitable parrs of the globe, those of 
^ lin and Syria are most favourable to the 
productions 
