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The origins of the Norwegian Forest Cat |
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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).
GermanyThe breed is a very old one which 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.
Countries introduced:- Australia: First introduced in the late 1990s
- Japan: First introduced in the early 1990s
- United States: First introduced in 1979
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