norwegian forest cat
The breed is very old, and occurred as a natural adaptation to the cold climate of the region, but it was not regarded as anything other than a standard house-cat until the late 1930s, when a small number of 'Skaukatts' were shown in Germany and received very favourably by the judges. World War II brought an abrupt end to the fledgling Norwegian show cat industry, and the breed was forgotten until the 1970s. The cats are now being bred and shown in several countries including the United States. The first international association to accept the breed was FIFe, in 1977. They are rumoured to be the early ancestors of the Maine Coon and the long-haired Manx.
The Norwegian Forest Cat is a breed of domestic cat native to Northern Europe, and adapted to a very cold climate. In Norway they are known as Skogkatter or Skaukatter (skog and skau being forms of the word for 'forest' in different Norwegian dialects) or more properly, the Norsk Skogkatt (literally, Norwegian Forest Cat).
pets
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Miss Fluff
Age: 1Y Sex: F
United States
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turbo
Age: 10Y Sex: F
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Rockee
Age: 11Y Sex: F
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Babe
Age: 7Y Sex: F
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Dusty
Age: 1Y Sex: F
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Hera
Age: 1Y Sex: F
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Kitty
Age: 13Y Sex: F
United States
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Lady
Age: 10Y Sex: F
United States
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Bandit
Age: 14Y Sex: M
United States
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Chelsea
Age: 1Y Sex: F
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pictures
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videos
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Milo and the ...
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Best Friends
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owners
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MadKat
Age: 19 Sex: F
Renton, WA
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jettsmama
Age: 36 Sex: F
Perham, MN
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beaniegirl07
Age: 33 Sex: F
Sunbury, PA
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cmptrgy
Age: 54 Sex: M
San Bernard..., CA
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bigbadcat
Age: 67 Sex: M
Irving, TX
blogs
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I take care of my owner....
I can feel my owner is in a bad mood, he is down, so I stay close to him an... read more
Posted by : Kvik
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Boxes
I like boxes. Today I discovered a box that was about two sizes too small. ... read more
Posted by : Jack
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Update on Jackie
Hey dudes... I just wanted to let my and Jack's friends know he was able to... read more
Posted by : Malcolm
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