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Our collection of Siberian cat images features champions and best of breed. Whether you are a specialist looking for stock images of breed examples, a designer looking for a striking picture, or you're simply a Siberian cat fan, we're confident we'll have the image you're looking for.
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Siberian cat overview
Breed originated as a natural outdoor cat in Russia (Russia's native forest cat). First imported in 1990 but breed has been around for at least 1,000 years. Semi-longhair distinctive water-resistant coat; rich full coat in winter and shorter, less dense coat in summer. Very agile (great jumpers) and loyal. Affectionate and loyal. Require great deal of grooming. Seasonal moults in spring and autumn.
Other known names for Siberian
Neva Masquerade, Moscow Semi-longhair
Siberian foreign names
Siberische Kat (Dutch), Siberien / Chat de Siberie (French), Sibirische Katze (German)
Origin
Russia
Breed number/code
No 82 (GCCF) / SIB (FIFe)
Biological data
Size
Medium to large.
Build
Solid with 'heft' rather than rangy.
Hair quality
Semi-long, distinctive water-resistant, triple coat.
Colours
Wide variety of colours and patterns, with or without white:
Chocolate, cinammon, caramel and dilute colours.
Lilac, fawn and apricot not accepted in any pattern combination.
Patterns
All patterns and color combinations, with or without white.
Colour point (may be referenced as 'Neva masquerade')
Siberian cat links we are happy to endorse
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Siberian cat – Breed standard
The below links are external
GCCF, FIFe, TICA, CFA, AACE, ACFA, ACF, CCA
Siberian cat references and further reading
USA
Siberian Cat World
UK
The Siberian Cat Club
Please get in touch
If you are an animal photographer, an expert on Siberian cats or a breeder, we would love to hear from you. We strive to have all the latest, most helpful and accurate information on our website, but nobody is perfect, so we do ask for your feedback if we can improve our website.
Please get in touch
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Breeders – We work with many great cat photographers such as Helmi Flick, Alan Robinson and Tetsu Yamazaki and we'd love to build our contact list of leading breeders. Who knows when you might get a call. Please email us your details.
