The Siberian cat is described in the book under its former name, the "Russian Long-haired Cat". Later in 18, the Siberian cat was again mentioned in the two editions of a book by Harrison Weir, who organised and wrote about some of the earliest cat shows in England in 1871. Outside of Russia, the Siberian cat was first mentioned in the 1864 edition of the German book Brehms Tierleben, where Brehm describes a long-haired cat breed as "a red Tobolsk cat from Siberia" (" eine rote Tobolsker Katze aus Sibirien"). However, Siberians are genetically closely related to Norwegian Forest cats and the random-bred Northern European cat populations. These breeds all formed in harsh climates in which natural selection pressures for similar qualities. It is not relatedness what makes them look similar to the Siberian, but convergent evolution. However, phylogenetic studies showed that for example Maine Coon cats are descendants of British cats brought to New England by Puritan settlers. It was long speculated by cat experts that the ancient breed was the distant ancestor of all modern-day long-haired breeds. The earliest known reference is from 1000 AD. Siberian cats are Russia's native forest cats and are known to have existed for a long time in the dense forests of Siberia. History Drawing of the "Russian Long-haired Cat" in Weir's book Our Cats and All About Them (1892) A research study of Siberian cats native to the area of Russia from which the breed stock originated confirmed the subjects produced less Fel d 1 (the strongest among the eight known Fel d 1 allergens produced in cat saliva, therefore, is deposited on their fur when they groom themselves) than non-Siberian cats. The Siberian is often called hypoallergenic because it produces less Fel d 1 than other cat breeds. It is a medium to large sized, muscular breed with a bushy tail. This means that all Siberian cats are purebred cats with a formally registered ancestry. While it began as a landrace, Siberians are selectively bred and pedigreed in all major cat fancier and breeder organisations. The breed developed from an ancient, natural landrace from Siberia and is the national cat of Russia. The colourpoint variant or sister breed, called the Neva Masquerade, is categorised as a separate cat breed by some registries, including FIFe, WCF and ACF. Formerly, sometimes the names Moscow Semi-Longhair and Russian Longhair were also used. The formal name of the breed is Siberian Forest Cat, but it is typically referred to as the Siberian or Siberian cat. Since 2006, the breed is recognised for registry and championship status with all major cat registries. The Siberian is a centuries-old landrace (natural variety) of domestic cat in Russia, and recently developed as a formal breed with standards promulgated the world over since the late-1980s.
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