These studies have shown on one hand that the corresponding gene cannot come from Africa, on the other that the birthplace of these cats is located in south-eastern Asia. Researches have established that Zulma belonged, at the origin, to an officer of the Army of India who had taken it with him during his transfer to Abyssinia, before giving it to a companion going back to England, the captain Barret-Lennard.
Ricerche hanno permesso di stabilire che Zulma apparteneva, all’ origine, ad un ufficiale dell’ Armata delle India che l’aveva portato con sè durante il suo trasferimento in Abissinia, prima di cederlo ad un camerata che tornava in Inghilterra, il capitano Barret-Lenhart.