Russian Blue Interesting facts 1 - Russian Blue is a breed of cat Descendant from the Czars Houses! Experts believe that this breed traveled from Russia back to Europe in ships from Archangelik in Russia. Many of these experts believe that these cats were the royal pets of the Russian Czars. It is quite possible actually because they have a very noble and elegant look, it is no brainier that a Czar would want a few of them wandering around their palaces. 2 - There was a period in their history when they almost extinct and mixed up with other breeds! During the Wold War 2 it was very difficult to find two Russian blues to mate. Breeders were forced to inter-breed Russian blues with other breeds such as Siameses and British short-hairs. When the war ended, breeders united and with selective breeding they bred out all the non-Russian blue characteristics and brought Russian blue to its original shape.
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Russian Blue Interesting facts
1 - Russian Blue is a breed of cat Descendant from the Czars Houses!
Experts believe that this breed traveled from Russia back to Europe in ships from Archangelik in Russia. Many of these experts believe that these cats were the royal pets of the Russian Czars. It is quite possible actually because they have a very noble and elegant look, it is no brainier that a Czar would want a few of them wandering around their palaces.
2 - There was a period in their history when they almost extinct and mixed up with other breeds!
During the Wold War 2 it was very difficult to find two Russian blues to mate. Breeders were forcedto inter-breed Russian blues with other breeds such as Siameses and British short-hairs. When the war ended, breeders united and with selective breeding they bred out all the non-Russian blue characteristics and brought Russian blue to its original shape.
Russian Blue Interesting facts
3 - The color of their eyes is Green in all Russian blue cats
The vivid green eyes is a distinct characteristic of the Russian blue breed. Most of the kittens though don't have green eyes until they become e few weeks old. In rare cases because of the interbreeding that we said before, Russian blues without green eyes can pop up. This is usually a sign that your Russian shares genes with another breed as well.
4 - Their coat is not actually BlueAs with all the blue cats, the color blue doesn't refer to the blue color but to the gray color which is the color Russian blues have at their dense coats.
Russian Blue Interesting facts
5 - They can be very loving and affectionate
Because Russian blues keep their distances from people and especially strangers, there is a notion that Russian blues are "cold" animals without emotions. This is far from truth because Russian blues show amazing compassionateness for human emotions, the are very loving and affectionate and love being around their owners.. It just happens that they are suspicious around strangers and don't like to express themselves when they aren't with people who are familiar with.
Russian Blue Interesting facts
6 - Centuries before, they have been aggressively hunted for the coats and this is one of the main reasons why they startle so easily
This shyness and suspiciousness experts believe comes from the fact that they have been hunted for their coats at some point of their evolutionary history. This hunting forced them to develop instincts to survive and they became the quick-footed and easily startled animals we see today. Because they are social animals once you are in, then you are the sun and the moon to a Russian blue.
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