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The Siamese cat is believed to have its origin in Siam, Thailand. This is an ancient domestic breed with its ancestry traced back to an albino cat given to the king of Siam as a gift. In Thai legends, the Siamese cats were the protectors of the royal castles and temples from evil spirits. The Siamese people also believe that when a person of high rank died, the dead person's soul would linger on in the cat for a certain period. The Siamese cat first appeared in the West in the mid 1800s.