Khao Manee Cat Images Collection

Khao Manee Cat images - The Khao Manee cat (Thai: ขาวมณี, rtgs: Khao Mani, meaning "White Gem"), also known as the Diamond Eye cat, holds the title of the most expensive cat breed[Citation Needed]. It is a rare breed of cat originating in Thailand, which has an ancient ancestry tracing back hundreds of years. They are mentioned in the Tamra Maew, or Cat Book Poems. Khao Manee cats are pure white with a short, smooth, close-lying coat. They can have blue eyes, gold eyes or odd eyes with one of each colour. The odd eyed Khao Manee is the rarest variety. They are muscular, athletic cats of moderate foreign type and are reputed to be active, communicative and intelligent. (Wikipedia)

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Khao Manee Cat Images

By Janet Poulsen - Janet Poulsen, Odyssey Khao Manee: http://www.khaomanee.com/, Minnesota, USA, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20057963

Khao ManeeSource: http://goo.gl/PHtZK0. Originally uploaded by user Gerd.Seyffert on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).

By Janet Poulsen - Janet Poulsen, Odyssey Khao Manee: http://www.khaomanee.com/, Minnesota, USA, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20057962

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History
The Khao Manee is an ancient cat breed comparable to the Siamese, Korat and other Thailand cat breeds. The Khao Manee is mentioned in the Tamra Maew, or Cat Book Poems, that as well mention the Siamese cat breed and other coat colored cats endemic to the country Thailand or Siam as it was previously known. Khao Manee cats are pure white with a short, smooth, close-lying coat.
The Khao Manee is not to be confused with the Siamese, or any Siamese relative including the Foreign White Siamese, which was bred purely from Siamese with one white British short-hair cat breed Ancestor. Though both white cats have a common background, the Siamese cat and Khao Manee have different genetic structures, bloodlines and breeding policies, thus Khao Manee are considered a completely different breed in the west, as well as in its native home of Thailand.

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