Scientific name:
Prionailurus

Natural spread:
Norway

the Norwegian forest-cat was in its home farmer-cat and semi-game-cat at the same time originally. However, there never were real wildcats in Scandinavia. Despite its imposing appearance, it very late was discovered first for the race-breeding. in 1969, it appeared at an exhibition for the first time, and in 1977, it was acknowledged as race.

The body of the Norwegian forest-cat is big and imposing, from moderate length, with strong skeleton and powerful musculature. Tomcats make eight kilos of weight loosely. Considerable flank-depth should be available. The legs are middle-long, the hindquarters longer than the forehand. The bushy, blowing tail is so long, like the remaining body. The straight head-lines should fit into an equilateral triangle. The muzzle is almost quadratic. The almond-shaped eyes are extremely big and expressive. The moderate-sized ones until big ears stand at the side and simultaneously at the head above. The Innenbehaarung stands beyond the ear-edge. The characteristic, weatherproof, double fur is half-long, uneven and dense, with full neck-frill. The water forms pearls on its fur. Swimming you can be difficult because one needs masses of shampoo in order to get done with the oil in the fur. It is not appropriate anyway to swim cats. Usually one needs not to comb it, because the hair doesn't become matted. The cat takes care of the fur-care.

The Norwegian forest-cat is unusually adaptable. they practice a calming impression. The pussy loves a prolific household like living together equally with a single one. its movements are cautious and skillful. its intelligence and flexibility is impressively: it gets along with both cats and with dogs.