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| | Cats and Kittens Magazine Balinese Breed Profile |
 | | The cat fancy being the sometimes finicky institution that it is, people who supported longhair Siamese knew that they would not be able to call their cats by such a straightforward, descriptive name. |
 | | Perhaps Balinese breeders shared this concern, perhaps they were unfamiliar with basic genetics, perhaps they were not willing to admit that their cats were hybrids instead of a naturally occurring breed, or perhaps they simply feared the frenzy of Siamese breeders, who were even less able to admit that their breed was not entirely pure. |
 | | The Balinese, a willowy cat with long, tapering lines, and a lithe, muscular body, is chiefly distinguished from its Siamese relatives by a slight fringe on the underbelly and a modest plume of a tail. |
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