What is Oriental Longhair?
{{infobox cat breed | name = Oriental Longhair | image = JPG 12.jpg | imagecaption = Oriental Longhair (solid black). | altname = British Angora<br>Javanese<br>Foreign Longhair<br>Mandarin | nickname = | country = | notrecognized = | extinct = | cfastd = https://cfa.org/oriental/ | fifestd = http://www1.fifeweb.org/dnld/std/BAL-SIA-OLH-OSH.pdf | ticastd=https://tica.org/breeds/browse-all-breeds?view=article&id=862:oriental-longhair-breed&catid=79 |wcfstd=https://wcf.de/pdf-en/breed/OSL-EN_2023-01-01.pdf| acfastd = https://web.archive.org/web/20090329035820/http://www.acfacat.com:80/oriental_LH_standard.htm | acfstd = https://web.archive.org/web/20070830191453/http://www.acf.asn.au/Standards/Javanese.htm | ccastd = | otherstd = | note = |}} The '''Oriental Longhair''' is a [[Cat breed|breed]] of cat. It is similar to the [[Oriental Shorthair]]. It is a member of the [[Siamese cat]] family. The Oriental Longhair was first named the '''British Angora'''. In 2002, [[British people|British]] cat fanciers renamed it. This was so the cat would not be confused with the [[Turkish Angora]].<ref name=gallery>{{cite web|title=Angora (British Angora) renamed Oriental Longhair in 2002|url=http://www.petsgallery.info/199/cat/Angora%20-British%20Angora-%20renamed%20Oriental%20Longhair%20in%202002.html|website=Pets Gallery website|accessdate=18 August 2014|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082502/http://www.petsgallery.info/199/cat/Angora%20-British%20Angora-%20renamed%20Oriental%20Longhair%20in%202002.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Appearance == Oriental Longhairs have a long body and a long silky coat of [[fur]]. Their coat colors can be black, blue, chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, caramel, fawn, red, cream, silver, white, and apricot. They also can have [[Tortoiseshell cat|tortoiseshell]] or [[Tabby cat|tabby]] patterns. The eyes are [[almond]] shaped. The preferred eye color for Oriental Longh