Cats
The most common colours were whites, blacks, blues, oranges and creams, plus tabbies. A
line of creams was founded by a fine cream apparently brought from an unspecified
Mediterranean port by one Captain Condon in the 1880s. The Maine cat was distributed along
the coast, and for about 60 miles inland, but were not then common in the less populous
northern portion of that State.
Norwegian Forest Cat
Although in some ways it resembles the Maine Coon, the Norwegian Forest Cat (Norsk
Skaukatt or Skogkatt) is a Scandinavian breed which evolved in the cold northern climate of
Norway. Generations of living in the cold and wet gave rise to a cat with a heavy, weather-
resistant coat and full ruff. The woolly undercoat provides warmth while a medium-long,
glossy outer coat resists rain and snow. It differs from the Maine Coon in several respects -
including back legs slightly longer than the front. It is an excellent climber.
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