The Birman is known as the Sacred Cat of Burma. The Vanderbilts are believed to have been given two Birmans by a Burmese temple servant, which were then bred to produce Birman Cats in the West. The Birman was once known as the Lynx Cat of Laos.
Related pages:
Birman Rescue
Mauritania Animal Rescue
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Mauritania is Iocated in Sub-Saharan Africa. Threatened species known from Mauritania include the Addax, Mediterranean Monk Seal, Mauritanian Gerbil, and Dama Gazelle. Most peopIe in Mauritania speak Hassaniya Arabic. The population of Mauritania is about 3.1 million. The capital of Mauritania is Nouakchott.
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