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Huge Norwegian Forest Cat the size of a large Maine Coon

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On average, the Norwegian Forest Cat (NFC) is smaller than the Maine Coon but there are exceptions and this is one of them. Not all MCs are larger than NFCs. This TikTok video illustrates the point. This NFC is very classic in terms of 'type' meaning desired appearance as per the breed standard. Super appearance. Huge Norwegian Forest Cat the size of a large Maine Coon. Image: MikeB from screenshots. Here is the video. For me it is a bit irritating because of the soundtrack. Horrible for me. But the point is made about size. This is a great NFC. A classic in terms of coat: a grey tabby-and-white. It is his size which is untypical for this breed although they are one of the largest domestic cat breeds challenging the supremacy of the Maine Coon sometimes .
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Amber Norwegian Forest Cat

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It was thought that the amber Norwegian Forest Cat was unique amongst all the cat breeds. I am not sure if that is still the case. In other words, the yellow coat color caused by the presence of a recessive gene (which used to be called "X-Colour"), was apparently not seen in other cat breeds. This is a yellow recessive mutation (symbol e ). Scientific work published in August 2009 indicates that the amber coat color in the Norwegian Forest Cat is " caused by a single MC1R allele called e , which has never been documented ". I have quoted that verbatim in the interests of accuracy. The work was carried out by M. Peterschmitt et al - see link to scientific journal . Below I publish two photographs from the Crystalfjord Cattery . I have requested permission to publish one or two of their photographs without a response so do so here while providing a link to their cattery website in exchange. If that is unsatisfactory, please contact me here . Dorian - pictur
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