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If you love chocolate, or maybe a good cigar, the Havana Brown may be your soul mate. British breeders who wanted to create a brown cat developed this cat. They crossed Siamese with black domestic shorthairs, eventually resulting in the Havana Brown—named, some say, after the color of a Havana cigar. Other distinguishing features are the breed’s green eyes, forward-tilting ears, and a “corncob” muzzle shape. The International Cat Association (TICA) allows a lilac (pinkish-gray) color and, upon accepting that color, changed the breed’s name to simply Havana.

No matter what you call him, the Havana Brown is a cat who wants to be with you and supervise whatever you’re doing. He explores with his paws and enjoys talking. Don’t get a Havana Brown if you’re usually gone all day; this cat is much too social for that.

Havana Browns weigh between 6 and 10 pounds (2.7–4.5 kg) and have a life expectancy of ten to fifteen years. This is a healthy breed but may be prone to developing stones in the urinary tract.