The Van cat is a distinctive landrace (or natural "breed") of the domestic cat found around Lake Van in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Van cats are relatively large, have a chalky solid white coat, sometimes with ruddy colouration on the head and hindquarters, and have blue or amber eyes or have heterochromia (one eye of each colour).
The Van cat is a distinctive landrace (or natural "breed") of the domestic cat found around Lake Van in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Van cats are relatively large, have a chalky solid white coat, sometimes with ruddy colouration on the head and hindquarters, and have blue or amber eyes or have heterochromia (one eye of each colour).
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