What is Burmese cat?
{{Infobox Catbreed | name = Burmese cat | image = British_burmese_-_Andel_Alois_at_Cat_show.JPG | imagecaption = Black European male | country = {{flag|Burma}} | acfstd = https://www.acf.asn.au/notices/notices/standards/Group%20Three/Burmese%20American-4Feb19.pdf | cfastd = https://cfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/burmese-standard.pdf | ticastd = https://tica.org/phocadownload/bu.pdf | ccastd = https://www.cca-afc.com/documents/BreedStandards/BURMESE_20160804_230240.pdf | fifestd = http://www1.fifeweb.org/dnld/std/BUR.pdf | gccfstd = https://www.gccfcats.org/Portals/0/Burmese.SOP.Template.pdf?ver=2018-06-30-110047-707 | wcfstd = https://wcf.de/pdf-en/breed/American_Burmese_2020-06_EN.pdf | nzcfstd = http://nzcf.com/sop/SH-18-BUR-2017.pdf }} The '''Burmese cat''' is a [[Cat breeds|breed]] of [[cat]]. Burmese are divided into two groups, British Burmese and American Burmese. Life expectancy of Burmese can reach 16-18 years.<ref name=BCCUK>{{cite web|title=History of Burmese|author=Rosemary Hale|publisher=burmesecatclub.com|url=https://burmesecatclub.com/history-of-burmese/|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> == History == In the early 1930s, Dr. Joseph Thompson of [[San Francisco]] imported a dark brown female cat from [[Burma]] named Wong Mau. At that time in the [[United States]], there was no cat breed similar to Wong Mau. Eventually, Wong Mau was crossed with Siamese. Subsequently, new breed kittens were born that had characteristics like Siamese. This crossbreed type was later developed as the [[Tonkinese]]. == Appearance == Burmese is medium-bodied, heavy and muscular cat, weighing around 4-6 kg. The Burmese has a round, curved head and medium-sized, wide, pointed ears. The eyes are round and wide, with a golden yellow eye color. The tail is straight and of medium length. The coat is short, soft and glossy.<ref name=BCS>{{cite web|title=Standard of Points - October 2009|publisher=burmesecatassociation.org|url=http://www.burmesecatassociation.org/index.php/faqs/standard-of-points.html|date=1 October 2009|acc