The Norwegian Forest Cat is a pedigreed breed of domestic cat originating in Northern Europe. 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 breed's ancestors may have been a landrace breed of short-haired cats brought to Norway about AD 1000 by the Vikings, who may also have brought with them long-haired cats, like those ancestral to the modern Siberian and Turkish Angora.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)At a glance
- Origin
- Norway
- Coat
- Long
- Colors
- All but colorpoint
If your Norwegian Forest cat gets lost
Excellent climber and good survivor: he roams far but copes well outdoors. Check trees and roofs, and broadcast the alert over a wide radius.
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