The Ocicat is a fairly new breed from the US. In the early 60s the first spotted Ocicat, the male Tonga, was born in a nest with Mrs. Victoria Daly. Mrs. Daly was a well-known Siamese breeder. Tonga's mother was a cross between a Siamese and an Abyssinian, and the father was a chocolate Siamese. The spotted tabby fur of Tonga, according to Mrs. Daly's daughter, resembled that of the Ocelot, (a wild feline from the south of the US and South America), the breed takes its name from this; Ocicat is namely a contraction of "Ocelot" and "Cat".
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