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The Siberian is a centuries-old landrace (natural variety) of domestic cat in Russia, [ 3 ] and recently developed as a formal breed with standards promulgated the world over since the late-1980s. [ 4 ] Since 2006, the breed is recognized for registry and championship status with all major cat registries. [ 5 ][ 6 ]
The Russian Blue is a naturally occurring breed that may have originated in the port of Arkhangelsk in Russia. [1] They are also sometimes called Archangel Blues. [2] It is believed that sailors took them from the Archangel Isles to Great Britain and Northern Europe in the 1860s. [1] The first reference to an Archangel Cat appears in British ...
The Neva Masquerade cat on a 2020 Russian stamp. The Neva Masquerade is a breed or sub-breed of long-haired domestic cat, which originates in Russia. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It is the sister breed [ 3 ] or colourpoint variant of the Siberian cat, a centuries-old Russian landrace. The colourpoint markings are the result of a colourpoint gene originally found ...
Only recognized as an official breed in Russia in the 1980s, Siberian forest cats have been part of Russian folklore for centuries and are believed to have developed in Asia over a thousand years ...
History. In the UK, Frances McLeod of Arctic began breeding Russian Whites and Russian Blacks in the 1960s. In Australia, The Russian White program started on the 4 May 1971 by Dick and Mavis Jones of Myemgay Cattery. Below is an excerpt from an article by Mavis Jones. Our project began in earnest when we acquired a genuine white Siberian cat ...
The following list of cat breeds includes only domestic cat breeds and domestic and wild hybrids. The list includes established breeds recognized by various cat registries , new and experimental breeds, landraces being established as standardized breeds, distinct domestic populations not being actively developed and lapsed (extinct) breeds.
Siberian cats are a medium to large breed of cat with enormous, bushy coats well-suited to the harsh Russian winters. In fact, they are the national cat of Russia and appear on stamps and in other ...
The Nebelung is a rather new breed, with breeders in America, Canada, Russia, and Europe. In addition to TICA, the Nebelung is recognized by the American Cat Fanciers Association (), [4] the World Cat Federation (), [5] Livre Officiel des Origines Félines (), [6] Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (), [7] and independent cat associations in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.