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Our collection of Burmese cat images features champions and best of breed. Whether you are a specialist looking for stock images of breed examples, a designer looking for a striking picture, or you're simply a Burmese cat fan, we're confident we'll have the image you're looking for.
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Burmese cat overview
Developed originally in the USA and first imported to the UK in 1949. Imports can no longer be registered with GCCF to avoid importing the gene for cranial malformations which occur now in the USA. Championship status. Active, extremely friendly and sometimes boisterous. Can be noisy. Need little grooming.
Burmese foreign names
Burmees (Dutch), Burma (German), Burmés (Spanish)
Origin
Burma
Breed number/code
No 27 (GCCF) / BUR (FIFe)
Biological data
Size
Medium.
Colours
Brown (27)
Blue (27a)
Chocolate (27b)
Cream (27f)
Lilac (27c)
Red (27d)
Tortoiseshell (27e, 27g, 27h, 27j)
Eye colours
Yellow
Patterns
Self. The Burmese gene lightens the coat fractionally more on the body (especially underneath) than on the head, ears and tail.
Burmese cat links we are happy to endorse
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Burmese cat – Breed standard
The below links are external
GCCF, FIFe, TICA, CFA, AACE, ACFA, ACF, CCA
Burmese cat references and further reading
UK
Burmese Cat Club
The Burmese Cat Society
Please get in touch
If you are an animal photographer, an expert on Burmese cats or a breeder, we would love to hear from you. We strive to have all the latest, most helpful and accurate information on our website, but nobody is perfect, so we do ask for your feedback if we can improve our website.
Please get in touch
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Breeders – We work with many great cat photographers such as Helmi Flick, Alan Robinson and Tetsu Yamazaki and we'd love to build our contact list of leading breeders. Who knows when you might get a call. Please email us your details.
Burmese cat picture ideas
Featured image
AP-O9YMFX - Burmese cat
Photo © Animal Photography, Sally Anne Thompson
Burmese cats outdoors
AP-19PW1W - Red Burmese cats
Photo © Animal Photography, Sally Anne Thompson
Burmese kittens
AP-0WA6OC - Burmese kittens
Photo © Animal Photography, Alan Robinson
