The French Angoras
Angora rabbits were first discovered around 1723 in a Turkish port called Angora. They were originally shown together as Angora Woolers in the ARBA Standard, but were separated into two separate breeds, English Angora and French angora in 1944. French Angoras are closest to the original Angoras. French have more guard hair than the other breeds, making them easier to groom than the other breeds (except Giants). French Angoras are a 4 class commercial breed, weighing 7 1/2- 10 1/2lbs at Sr weight. They are commonly used for show, wool, and meat. They are recognized in 33 varieties: black, blue, chocolate, lilac, pointed white, ruby eyed white, blue eyed white, chinchilla, chocolate chinchilla, lilac chinchilla, squirrel, chestnut, chocolate agouti, copper, lynx, opal, broken, pearl, sable, seal, blue tortoiseshell, chocolate tortoiseshell, lilac tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell, blue steel, chocolate steel, lilac steel, steel, cream, fawn, and red.