From the beginning, Persian cat breed is undeniable the favorite race of breeders and also the most represented in the exhibition. His name is not only an indirect indication of the origin of the breed. Indeed, alludes to one of her ancestors, Turkish Angora, which transmitted the gene responsible for his famous long hair. If we know that angora comes from the border area between Turkey and Iran, we  would better understand the “Persian”  name chosen to promote the breed that is  originated here.

Morphological traits.

Persian cat is a medium-sized to large cat, which should facilitate  a perfect type cat. Thus, it is find a massive body, a broad chest, short limbs, with strong bones, feet round and pretty flat. The tail is proportional to body length, and mostly not thin. Cape is a cornerstone of what breeders call  it type. It is massive. The standard requires are a  round face, a wide jaw and a well developed chin. Numerous Persian today have more than one rectangular face round.
The ears are in line with the body, meaning small, rounded, placed quite low and very far apart. The eyes are big, round and away.
The nose is the detail that has caused most controversy lately. All standards require a short and wide nose, and a well marked stop. However, in the interpretation, American breeders have adopted an extreme attitude, some going to say that a pure  Persian breed cat should not have noses. Extreme version is, as it is noted, the variety of cat Pekingese over which the nose is almost nonexistent and there is so high concave area between the two eyes and nostrils situated on both sides of the snout.
Besides typology, fur is a second important feature of Persian. It should be thick and long on the surface of the entire body: 10-20 cm on average, especially in the collar which covers the neck and chest. The hair on the tail should be very thick. Texture should be silky and very fine.

Character and behavior.

Persian cat is calm, very discreet. He likes physical inactivity and is well suited to apartment life. However the usual small Persian appreciate outdoor life, which behaves like any other cat of European type. In terms of reproduction is different from oriental Persian. Thus, later female puberty: on average 12 months. Pregnancy, generally of 3-4 kittens. It is important to note that the breed is prone to difficulties during parturition, because of round, thick head of newborn kittens. Thus, death at birth is higher in Persian than in other races. It requires close supervision of exhibition parturition. Unlike other races  semi long hair and angora, Persian is a down longer, dense and fine. This feature is an important element of the aesthetics of the breed, but is also a big problem. Persian adult  should be brushed daily .

Varieties
Persian belongs as British and oriental short hair, in those races that are found in the entire range of possible varieties. Recognition of new varieties, slow until 1970, has picked up more. International Federation of cats, which recognizes only 13 varieties in 1938 and about 23 in 1980, recognizes 150 ten years later .This evolution is rampant because the number of these variations result from the simple combination of  already known variations

Exotic Shorthair is a breed created by humans., Around 1960 and was approved in America only since 1984, with numerous crosses made by breeders between the  Persian race  cats and other breeds with short hair and Russian Blue, British Shorthair etc.. During the evolution of new breeds, the kittens were chosen corresponding to the Persian standard, but they had a short and fluffy fur.
Persian breed has great popularity, which is demonstrated where the group exhibitions of their feline is always most participants. But considering that today’s lifestyle becomes increasingly agitated, Exotic Shorthair increasingly gain more ground. Called “Persian in pijamas” or “lazy man Persian, Exotic Shorthair keep their temper calm and affectionate, but require much less care . Because of its beauty and qualities, has spread very quickly both the Americas and the European  continent.

Morphological traits.

Breed exotic short hair, is characterized by a round head, big eyes and apart, which offers a mild look, with an almost childish expression .The ears are firmly attached, removed lightly  in an oblique position, with small peaks, slightly rounded and slightly turned forward. It can be observed  a small nose, but never type Pekinese. The body, solid and robust, is still elegant and distinct. The members are extensive, broad, powerful and robust. The tail is relatively short, but proportional to the length, is typical in this race to the body .The hair, whose length is 1-4 cm, which has, among other advantages, that of not becoming break. In addition, hair is soft , elastic and even silky. Excepting gold color and some less common varieties, colors allowed for this race are allowed to Persian breed.

Character and behavior.

Exotic cats are becoming more valued because of their affectionate, playful and intelligent side. It can say with much certainty, that this race is the future and will win in front of other breeds that are found in, very easy to accommodate .She accommodates very easy at life in an apartment, she is very clean and this brings  more satisfaction  to the owner. Easy to educate, it is customary fast with house rules, is attached to the master, joyful and full of tenderness ..Animal robust and resistant, is less demanding, and if is fed properly, it spares no effort to show the whole beauty and elegance.
From Persian they  took the calmly specific behavior, but the presence of one ancestry like other breeds such as Russian Blue, Exotic Shorthair, gives to the cat a specific joy. But it remains a quiet cat that will not make giant leaps and somersault like other breeds with short hair. Also,  this cats are known as silent,  that’s why they  rarely meows.
Males are known to be more affectionate, females always seemed to have something important to do.

Varieties

In this race me can meet more varieties of color, of which we can mention:  one color Exotic, three-color, spotted, tiger,

You see them in the movies in the plays. They are very popular breed and they are very expensive though but still they are the ones largely sort after; those who own one consider themselves the luckiest on earth, that is non other than the Himalayan. They are the cross breed of Siamese and Persian; from the Persian it gets the long hair, the round body shape and the very odd looking face structure which apart from looking very odd make the breed prone to breathing difficulties, skin and eye problems and birthing difficulties. From the Siamese it gets the active attitude, the talkative nature and the extra energy.

Himalayans have round cobby body with short legs; which is a typical Persian trait which makes them unable to jump and roam around higher places but some times they do tend to have even body shape like Siamese then they do get to enjoy the feast of roaming and exploring places at higher altitudes. Himalayan’s comes in white or cream color as for full one color but the points come in many different colors: seal (or black), blue, lilac, chocolate, red and cream. The color of their eyes is mostly deep vivid blue which make them look completely exotic.

The Himalayan’s they have inherited some of the traits from its ancestor Persian; due to which they are very docile, independent and have a lap cat attitude which makes them a perfect apartment cat. They are not that active they just love to lie around and lay back and relax, enjoy the petting on the back or just sitting in the lap. Himalayan do talk unlike Persian which some have said that they are just simply mute and Himalayan have inherited this trait from Siamese who are very vocal but this had only a very little effect not much but even that is something; making a completely mute creature able to speak, Himalayan have a very chirpy voice it is not very sharp and they often get themselves heard when they feel they need to. Since they don’t even like much activity because there body structure is not like that, as they have very short legs and a round cobby body so the mechanics of this breed makes it unable to follow that course and be active and jumping around all the time therefore they are only recommended for elderly people and the results have been miraculous as they need so much petting and grooming that it is not possible to some body with a lot of work at hand to be able to take out time to look after this pet. Therefore Himalayan’s have been only recommended for those who have a lot of time so that they can properly groom their Himalayan as it needs a lot of grooming because of the long hair that it has and it sheds a lot of hair therefore they will start shedding in clumps so to avoid such situation it is recommended to brush 2-3 times a day in order to keep the coat not only looking good but to keep healthy. They are very expensive and they cost $600 to $1500. Himalayan life span can stretch from 18-22 years as it depends on how they are being look after.