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BRITISH SHORTHAIR—BICOLOR

THIS HANDSOME CAT IS BOLDLY MARKED WITH COLOR PATCHES

Place of origin UK Black and white British Shorthairs were much valued in
Date of origin 1800s the 19th century when this breed had its beginnings, but
Breed registries CFA, FIFe, they were never common. The Bicolor as it is today, which
GCCF, TICA
comes in several combinations of white and another color,
Weight range 9–18lb (4–8kg)
was not fully developed until the 1960s. At that time,
Grooming
almost impossibly high breeding standards required the
color patches to be distributed over head and body with
Colors and patterns complete symmetry. The rules have since been relaxed,
Black and white, blue and
white, red and white, and but the best Bicolors still have
cream and white. strikingly even markings.
Solid-color
tail
Pink nose
leather

Fluffy coat
Broad,
rounded
cheeks
Large, rounded
golden eyes

Kittens

White blaze on face
Large,
powerful body

Symmetrically
distributed
blue markings

Straight,
well-boned
forelegs
Rounded
White on legs paws
and underside