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!Australian Mist
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!Country of origin
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|[[Australia]]
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!Other names
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|[[Spotted Mist]]
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!Scientific name
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|Felis catus
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|[http://www.australianmist.info/standard.htm (WNCA - includes an explanatory document)]
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The '''Australian Mist''' (formerly known as the '''Spotted Mist''') is a [[cat breeds|breed]] of [[cat]]. This breed was developed in [[Australia]] in the late 1970s, hence its name. The breed was developed by crossing the [[Burmese (cat)|Burmese]], [[Abyssinian (cat)|Abyssinian]], and [[Domestic shorthair cat]]s to create a shorthaired cat with a spotted coat. The name was changed from 'Spotted Mist' to 'Australian Mist' in 1998 when cats with marbled coats, rather than spots, were accepted as part of the breed.

[[Image:Mist1.jpg|thumb|left|Young Mist kitten]]Australian Mists are medium-sized shorthaired cats, with a round head and large, expressive eyes. The coat patterns have three levels of definition; (1) ground colour, paler than pattern; (2) pattern, delicate though distinct from ground colour; (3) appears to wear a misted veil, caused by random ticking in the solid colour areas. The legs and tail are ringed or barred, and the face and neck also have delicate lines of color. Australian Mist cats come in seven colors: brown, blue, chocolate, lilac, caramel, gold and peach.

As a relatively new breed, all Australian Mist catteries are in Australia, however desexed cats have been introduced to America and several other countries. The breed is now accepted for Championship status by the World Cat Federation. The Australian Mist will celebrate 20 years as an accepted Championship breed in Australia during 2006.

==External links==
*[http://members.dcsi.net.au/ausmist/amcfa.htm Australian Mist Cat Fanciers Association]
*[http://www.hicats.com/breeds/australian-mist-profile.html Australian Mist Breed Profile]
*[http://www.breedlist.com/australian-mist-breeders.html FBRL Breed Page: Australian Mist]
*http://www.australianmist.info/
*[http://www.catfacts.org/australian-mist-cat-facts.htm Australian Mist Cat Photos] from [http://www.catfacts.org/ CatFacts.org]
*http://www.awesomecats.com/cat-breeds/Autralian-Mist.html
*http://www.popularpets.net/cats/breeds/australian-mist.php
[[Category:Cat breeds]]

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