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The Norwegian Forest Cat (Norwegian: Norsk skogkatt and Norsk skaukatt), less commonly referred to simply as the Norwegian Forest, is a breed of domestic cat originating in Northern Europe. [1] This landrace breed is adapted to a very cold climate, with a top coat of long, glossy hair and a woolly undercoat for insulation.
The feline of choice in Norway, Iceland, Finland, and Sweden. Norway’s King Olav V declared the Norwegian forest cat Norway’s national cat in 1938 and the breed remains a national treasure to ...
During World War II, the Norwegian Forest Cat was nearly extinct; then the Norwegian Forest Cat Club's breeding program increased the cat's number. It was registered as a breed with the European Fédération Internationale Féline in the 1970s, when a cat fancier, Carl-Fredrik Nordane, took notice of the breed and made efforts to register it.
In 1901 the Siamese Cat Club recognised them as a Siamese of the 'chocolate' type. [1] Many of the cats used to found the Siamese and Burmese in the West are believed to be Tonkinese, including Wong Mau. Tonkinese would be bred still but registered as either Burmese or Siamese, it was not until the 1950s that breeders would take interest in the ...
Siamese cats have been protagonists in literature and film for adults and children since the 1930s. Clare Turlay Newberry's Babette [32] features a Siamese kitten escaping from a New York apartment in 1937. British publisher Michael Joseph recorded his relationship with his Siamese cat in Charles: The Story of a Friendship (1943). [33]
The Khao Manee is an ancient cat breed comparable to the Siamese, Thai, Korat, Suphalak, and other natural cat breeds from Thailand.The Khao Manee is mentioned in the Tamra Maew (Cat Book Poems) that also mention the Siamese cat breed and other different coat coloured cats endemic to Thailand, or Siam, as it was previously known.
Meet the wobbly, wonderful Kansas City cat with 1.4 million TikTok fans. Lisa Gutierrez. September 19, 2023 at 6:30 AM.
The gene that causes the color to be restricted to the points is a recessive gene; therefore, the general population of the cats of Siam were largely self-colored (solid). When the cats from Siam were bred, the pointed cats were eventually registered as Siamese, while the others were referred to as "non-blue eyed Siamese" or "foreign shorthair".