Buyer question
How long does a Havana Brown live?
Our Animal Library gives the Havana Brown a lifespan of 10–15 years.
Source: the Havana Brown page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Havana Brown in the Animal Library
The detail
A solid chocolate-brown cat with green eyes, developed in Britain in the 1950s from Siamese and black shorthairs. Havanas are gentle, curious and people-focused, and they often reach out with a paw to investigate.
- Origin
- Great Britain, 1950s
- Best fit
- Homes with company
- Temperament
- Gentle, curious, social
What to weigh
The Havana Brown is rare, with a small gene pool that breeders are working to widen. Kittens can be hard to find, and it needs company most of the day.