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Norwegian forest cat orange. The norwegian forest cat or wegie as he s often called for short was clearly built to survive the rugged terrain and harsh. Photography by tetsu yamazaki. The norwegian forest cat norwegian. Cattery established in 2001.

Look at pictures of norwegian forest cat kittens who need a home. He liked the taller bigger maine coon i also liked the siberians. Forest cats probably arrived in norway from europe descendants of domestic cats introduced to northern europe by the romans. An orange tabby norwegian forest cat.

For the best experience we recommend you upgrade to the latest version of chrome or safari. Like we said norwegian forest cats come up in norse folklore often. Old myths describe the skogkatt a massive long haired mountain dwelling fairy cat that could climb surfaces no other cat could manage considering their size long shaggy coats and amazing climbing abilities these legends very well could have been inspired by norwegian forest cats. The norwegian forest cat called the skogkatt forest cat in norway is a natural breed and despite a feral appearance is not a descendant or a hybrid of any wild cat species.

The norwegian forest cat guide. Although this is uncertain the breed s ancestors may have been a landrace of short haired cats brought to norway by the. Mike accuses the cats of acting like norwegians. Norsk skogkatt or norsk skaukatt is a breed of domestic cat originating in northern europe.

The norwegian forest cat has features like a lynx with large ears that are decorated at the tips by beautiful tufts of long hair. Norwegian forest cats come in a broad range of colors as do their eyes. Look at pictures of norwegian forest cat kittens who need a home. We cover everything you wanted to know images size comparisons and fun facts about this beautiful cat.

The norwegian forest cat s independent nature makes it easily adaptable to homes where owners are gone all day. While ludvik may have a tabby patterned coat norwegian forest cats are available in nearly every color and pattern except the color points found in siamese and himalayan cats. Country of origin norway life span 14 to 16 years about the norwegian forest cat is a breed of domestic cat native to northern europe. A tabby cat may be an abyssinian an american shorthair a maine coon a manx or a norwegian forest cat.

This natural breed is adapted to a very cold climate with a top coat of glossy long water shedding hair and a woolly undercoat for insulation.