Are you curious about the colors of Siamese cats? Sapphire blue eyes, dark-colored paws, and creamy bodies covered in soft ...

How Siamese cats change their colors. ... Siamese tend to live longer than other cat breeds, sometimes over 20 years. Photograph by Williard Culver, Nat Geo Image Collection.

Other types of Siamese cats based on fur color include: Chocolate point Siamese. These cats have a creamy white body, and their legs, tail, ears, and mask are milk chocolate.

“Siamese are one of the oldest and most famous breeds of cats,” says Heather Lorimer, Ph.D., associate professor of genetics at Youngstown State University and TICA genetics committee chair.

Kittens with all other coat colors and patterns were eventually grouped into the Oriental breeds. These cats arrived in the U.S. in the 1970s. They were admitted to the Cat Fanciers’ Association ...