I had someone ask me the other day, "what is the difference between an Exotic and an Exotic Shorthair ?"  

Exotics are a relatively new cat breed.  The goal was to create shorthaired Persians--inspired, at least in part, by cats that came out of some American Shorthair breeders attempts to use Silver Persians to enhance their AS's coloring.  To achieve this goal Persians were crossed with shorthaired breeds having a similar type (cobby, compact bodies and round heads)--Burmese, British and Ame...
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