Editing Norwegian Forest Cat (section)

==Description==
===Appearance===
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The Norwegian Forest Cat is strongly built and larger than an average cat. Adult females weigh {{cvt|3.6–8|kg}}; males, {{cvt|4.5–9|kg}}. The breed has a long, sturdy body; long legs; and a bushy tail. The coat consists of a long, thick, glossy, water-repellent top layer and a woolly undercoat and is thickest at the legs, chest, and head.<ref name="Complete Guide to the Cat" /> The undercoat appears as a ruff. The profile of the breed is generally straight.<ref name="cfainc" /> Their water-resistant coat with a dense undercoat developed to help the cat survive in the harsh [[Scandinavia|Scandinavian]] climate.<ref name="Norwegian Forest Breed">{{Cite web|url=https://tica.org/norwegian-forest-breeders?view=article&id=860:norwegian-forest-breed&catid=79|title=Norwegian Forest Breed|website=tica.org|date=13 August 2018 |language=en-GB|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref>

The head is long with an overall shape similar to an equilateral triangle, a strong chin, and a muzzle of medium length; a square or round-shaped head is considered to be a defect.<ref name="Encyclopedie Active Le Chat">{{cite book|last=Rousselet-Blanc|first=Pie|title=Encyclopedie Active Le Chat|year=1992|publisher=Larousse Kingfisher Chambers|location=[[New York City]]|isbn=978-2-03-517402-4|editor=Hardcover|page=175|language=fr}}</ref> The eyes are almond-shaped and oblique, and may be of any color.<ref name="Complete Guide to the Cat" /><ref>[http://www.tica.org/members/publications/standards/nf.pdf Norwegian Forest Breed Standard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728095136/http://www.tica.org/members/publications/standards/nf.pdf |date=28 July 2011 }}. [[The International Cat Association]]. Published 1 May 2004. Accessed 26 March 2011.</ref> The ears are large, wide at the base, and high set, have a tufted top, are placed in the extension of the triangle formed by the head, and end with a tuft of hair like the ears of the [[lynx]].<ref name="Encyclopedie Active Le Chat" />

All coat colors and divisions in the traditional, sepia, and mink categories are accepted.<ref name="Encyclopedie Active Le Chat" /> Since the cats have very strong claws, they are very good climbers, and can even climb rocks.<ref name="Cat Lover's Daily Companion" />

===Behaviour===
[[File:Bosque de noruega gatos.jpg|thumb|Black blotched tabby and white adult in a tree]]
They are friendly, intelligent, and generally good with people.<ref name="ASPCA" /> The Norwegian Forest Cat has a lot of energy.<ref name="ASPCA" /> Fanciers note that these cats produce a variety of high-pitched "chirping" vocalizations.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

Norwegian Forest Cats that live primarily outdoors become swift and effective hunters, but the breed can also adapt to indoor life.<ref name="ultimate" />

A study comparing Norwegian Forest Cat kittens to [[Siamese cat|Siamese]], [[Oriental cat|Oriental]], and [[Abyssinian cat|Abyssinian]] kittens found the Norwegian Forest Cat to be more likely to explore and try to escape.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Marchei |first1=P. |last2=Diverio |first2=S. |last3=Falloci |first3=N. |last4=Fatjó |first4=J. |last5=Ruiz-de-la-Torre |first5=J. L. |last6=Manteca |first6=X. |title=Breed differences in behavioural development in kittens |journal=Physiology & Behavior |date=23 March 2009 |volume=96 |issue=4–5 |pages=522–531 |doi=10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.11.015 |pmid=19101579 |s2cid=12358514 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938408003764 |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>