Die Abyssinierkatze (often used abbreviated form: "Abyssinian, Aby")

is one of the oldest bred cat breeds  of the world. Even though her name is on Ethiopia, the former Empire of Abyssinia, in East Africa  as the country of origin, its origins lie in South East Asia.

Als breeding breed  the Abyssinian cat has existed since the late 19th century. The main breeding areas today are die United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe. Abyssinian cats are shorthair cats  in different coat colors.

 

A typical breed feature is a double, sometimes triple banding of the hair. This banding is referred to as Ticking , the resulting coat marking as agouti-Effect.

 

This is comparable to the coat pattern of wilden Rabbits and Rabbits  and initially gave the Abyssinian cat the nickname "bunny cat" (English: rabbit cat) a.

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As part of the breeding of Abyssinian cats, semi-long-haired Abyssinian cats also emerged around the middle of the 20th century. These will appear as Somali cats  and now form their own pedigree cat standard.