The trademark of this breed (Egyptian Mau) is its coat colour: each hair should have two or three ticking rings. These are active and sociable animals that do not tolerate loneliness.

Chartreux is the name given by the monks of the Cartesian order to their favourite cats and their own liqueur.

The British cat is a rather large cat recognisable by its characteristic oval face. They are true gentlemen: unruffled, calm, independent and absolutely not aggressive.

The Burmese cat (Birman), or sacred Burmese, is elegance itself.

The Abyssinian is a breed of domestic short-haired cat with a distinctive "ticked" tabby coat, in which individual hairs are banded with different colors.