Physical Characteristics
The Bombay is a muscular yet agile cat with a black coat. The heads of British Bombay cats are rounded and wide with a medium short, blunt tapered muzzle. The eyes, which are usually brown or green in color, should not be round, and set wide on their head. The ears are broad, slightly rounded, medium sized and, like the eyes, set wide. The Bombay has a coat that is short, satiny, and tight to the body. Bombay cats require little grooming.
Temperament
Bombay cats have personalities like Burmese cats as they are virtually genetically the same. They are fun loving and very affectionate. Both the American Bombay and British Bombay have very unique voices. They're not your traditional "meows". While some cats are very vocal, others tend to keep quiet. This is perfectly normal and just reflects the type of personality your Bombay has.
Bombay cats are heat-seekers. They love to be warm and will tend to sleep with you either under the covers or on top of your legs because of the heat you emit. They're very affectionate cats that love human attention.
History
The American breed called Bombay was created in 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky, when Nikki Horner of Shawnee Cattery deliberately bred an American Shorthair with a Burmese for the purpose of creating a domesticated cat that resembled a wild panther. The offspring of this breeding resembled the black leopard of India. The name came from the Indian city of Bombay (now Mumbai).