Origin
These belles are offshoots of the Siamese family. They have a silky, medium-length coat and a lovely plume of a tail. Most Javanese tend to enjoy human interaction and will not be pleased if they aren't given enough attention. The Javanese is another breed that lives on contradiction: it’s elegant and refined, almost fragile in appearance, but in reality has a hard, muscular body that’s capable of astounding acrobatic feats. Curiously, the Javanese cat is neither from Java (the Indonesian island), nor has ever existed in Java.
The History of the JavaneseThis pretty cat is not actuallyfrom the Indonesian island of Java but was given the exotic name as a tributeto his ancestors’ Southeast Asian origins. The breed was created in 1978 when breedersbegan crossing Balinese with Colorpoint Shorthairs, bringing in a longer coatand different color points. The Cat Fanciers’ Association recognized the Javaneseas a distinct breed in 1986 but merged him with the Balinese in 2008. Othercat associations also consider this cat a variety of the Balinese.
