ANGORA CAT. 
cure White Rabbits, Dogs, Goats, Stags, &c. 
In the Spanish Cat, which is only another 
variety of the wild kind, the colours, instead 
of being weakened by uniform shades, as in 
the Cat of Angora, are exahed, and have be- 
come more Hvely and briUiant ; the yellow is 
changed into red, the brown into black, and 
the grey into white. These Cats, though 
transported into America, have not degene- 
rated, but preserve their beautiful colours. la 
general. Cats are not subje6t, like Dogs, to 
degeneration, when transported into warm cli^ 
mates." 
BufFon concludes his general account of the 
Cat, with the following observations — " The 
climate of Spain and Syria have alone pro- 
duced permanent varieties : to these may be 
added, the climate of Pe-chi-ly in China j 
where the Cats have long hair, and pendulous 
ears, and are the favourites of the ladies. 
These domestic Cats with pendulous ears, of 
which we have full descriptions, are still far- 
ther removed from the wild and primitive race, 
than those whose ears are crc61:." 
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