Litter 6. Theme roots, rock, reggae. [24-02-2008] Morgan (female) Tortie Tabby Blue with White AVAILABLE Alpha (female) Tortie Tabby Black with White AVAILABLE Marley (female) Tortie Tabby Blue with White AVAILABLE   Morgan : The Morgan Heritage are a reggae band formed by the five sibilins of the legendary Denroy Morgan. They are one of the most popular reggae band's nowadays, and they work with other wellknowed reggae artists, such as Capleton, Gentleman, etc. Listen here ! Alpha : Alpha Blondy is one of the most wellknowned african reggae artist, and he is from Côte d'Ivoire. He sings mainly in Dioula, but also in French, English, Arabic and Jewish. His songs are filled with humor and ironie towards politics. In 2005 he was elected to be the ONU embassadeur to peace in Côte d'Ivoire. Listen here ! Marley : Rita Marley was born in 1964 in Cuba. Her family moved to Jamaica, were Rita knew Bob Marley, her future husband. Her musical carrear had already began before she met Bob Marley, with a reggae band called The Soulettes. This band became later the I Threes, the backing vocals of Bob Marley. Listen here !       Tiken Jah (male) Black Tabby AVAILABLE   Tiken Jah : Tiken Jah Fakoly was born in 1968 in Côte d'Ivoire. His interess for music beggins in his early age, and in 1987 he forms his firts reggae band, the Djelys. His music is interessed in the social and political evolution of his country and continent. In 1993 his journalist friend Houphouët Boigny, very critic towards the gouvernment politics, disapears. This makes him write very critic songs againts the rulers of Côte d'Ivoire. From 2003 to 2007 he was exiled in Mali, because of the death menaces that were made againts him in his country. Listen here !       Litter fleurs [18-02-2008]   Lótus (male) Cream AVAILABLE Narciso (male) Cream † 29/02/2008 Miosotis (male) Cream AVAILABLE   The lotus flower is an aquatic plant, and it's part of the Nymphaeaceae family. The lotus flower closes its leaves in the evening, and submerges in the water. At dawn it florishes again . This flower became a symbol of the sun, the creation and rebirth. The Book of the Dead mentions the lotus flower: “Transform yourself in a lotus flower, and you will have the promisse of rebirth”. The Narcissus is a genus in the Amaryllis family. The origin of this flowers name is linked to the mythic tale of Narcissus. The stem of this flower isn't straight, so the flower usually is turned towards the ground. The myth tells us that Narcissus was looking to his reflection in a lake when he was transformed into a Narcissus flower, wich explains why the flower is turned towards the ground. This flower became a symbol of the transformation of vanity into humility. The Forget-me-nots are a genus from the Boraginaceae family. The legend tells us that a knight and his lady were walking along the side of a river. He picked a posy of flowers, but because of the weight of his armour he fell into the river. As he was drowning he threw the posy to his loved one and shouted "Forget-me-not". This sentence became the name of this flower in many languages: english, spanish, italian, etc.   Violeta (Female) Bleu Tabby avec Blanc AVAILABLE   Magnólia (Female) Bleu Tortue avec Blanc AVAILABLE   Gardénia (Female) Bleu Tabby avec Blanc AVAILABLE Violets are a genus from the Violaceae family, that includes many popular species. Due to their small flowers that are often hidden by the leaves, the violets became a symbol of modesty, humility, submission and simplicity.   The Magnolia flower is a genus of the Magnoliaceae family, native of the north hemisphere. Botanics have a special interess in this flower, because it presents anatomical and reproductive structures that are very ancient. The oldest fossils of angiosperms present flowers that are much a like magnolias.   The Gardenia flower is a genus of the Rubiaceas family. It's intense and sweet perfum inspired boleros, giving this flower the popular name of Cape Jasmine, even if it's not part of the Jasmine family. Almost 250 species of gardenias are knowed, althought the most famous one is the Gardenia Jasminoide.