[PAR] [TLE] Van cat [SEP] The Van cat (Turkish: "Van kedisi" ; Armenian: Վանա կատու "Vana katou" , Western Armenian: "Vana gadou"; Kurdish: "pisîka Wanê"‎ ) is a distinctive landrace of domestic cat, found in the Lake Van region of eastern Turkey.  It is relatively large, has a chalky white coat, sometimes with ruddy coloration on the head and hindquarters, and has blue or amber eyes or is odd-eyed (having one eye of each colour).  The variety has been referred to as "the swimming cat", and observed to swim in Lake Van. [PAR] [TLE] Turkish Van [SEP] The Turkish Van is a semi-long-haired breed of domestic cat, which was developed in the United Kingdom from a selection of cats obtained from various cities of modern Turkey, especially Southeast Turkey.  The breed is rare, and is distinguished by the Van pattern (named for the breed), where the colour is restricted to the head and the tail, and the rest of the cat is white; this is due to the expression of the piebald white spotting gene, a type of partial leucism.  A Turkish Van may have blue or amber eyes, or be odd-eyed (having one eye of each colour).  The breed has been claimed to be descended from the landrace of usually all-white Van cats (Turkish: "Van kedisi" ), mostly found near Lake Van, though one of the two original breeders' own writings indicate clearly that none of the breed's foundation cats came from the Van area, which has historically been in Armenia.
[PAR] [TLE] Van cat [ SEP ] The Van cat ( Turkish : " Van kedisi " ; Armenian : Վանա կատու " Vana katou " , Western Armenian : " Vana gadou " ; Kurdish : " pisîka Wanê"‎ ) is a distinctive landrace of domestic cat , found in the Lake Van region of eastern Turkey . It is relatively large , has a chalky white coat , sometimes with ruddy coloration on the head and hindquarters , and has blue or amber eyes or is odd - eyed ( having one eye of each colour ) . The variety has been referred to as " the swimming cat " , and observed to swim in Lake Van . [PAR] [TLE] Turkish Van [ SEP ] The Turkish Van is a semi - long - haired breed of domestic cat , which was developed in the United Kingdom from a selection of cats obtained from various cities of modern Turkey , especially Southeast Turkey . The breed is rare , and is distinguished by the Van pattern ( named for the breed ) , where the colour is restricted to the head and the tail , and the rest of the cat is white ; this is due to the expression of the piebald white spotting gene , a type of partial leucism . A Turkish Van may have blue or amber eyes , or be odd - eyed ( having one eye of each colour ) . The breed has been claimed to be descended from the landrace of usually all - white Van cats ( Turkish : " Van kedisi " ) , mostly found near Lake Van , though one of the two original breeders ' own writings indicate clearly that none of the breed 's foundation cats came from the Van area , which has historically been in Armenia .
The Turkish Vanhas been claimed to be descended from the landrace of usually which distinctive landrace of domestic cat, found in the Lake Van region of eastern Turkey?
The Turkish Vanhas been claimed to be descended from the landrace of usually which distinctive landrace of domestic cat , found in the Lake Van region of eastern Turkey ?
Van cat
Van cat