{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_siberian_cat","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_siberian_cat\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Siberian — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"CFA/TICA breed-standard derived fact summary (paraphrased per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3; numbers and proper nouns preserved).\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/siberian_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 6\n  passed: 6\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_siberian_cat/01_companion_breed_standard_siberian_cat.md\nsource_document: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\n  title: \"Siberian — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.cfa.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (CFA/TICA breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (CFA/TICA breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Siberian — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A forest cat native to Russia, appearing in written records near the year 1000 and shaped by the severe Siberian climate to endure; a medium to medium-large, strongly triple-coated cat with a sweet expression and surprising heft for its size.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The head forms a slightly modified wedge, medium to large, with rounded outlines, broader at the skull and narrowing to a full, rounded muzzle; ears are medium-large and rounded, eyes almost round and set more than one eye-width apart.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The body is of medium length and strongly muscled, its back rising a little above the shoulder line and a firm barrel-shaped belly; legs are medium with the hind pair slightly longer, the tail medium and tapering to a blunt tip, and boning and musculature are substantial.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is moderately long to long with a triple structure, a tight undercoat that thickens in cold weather, and an abundant ruff in adults; texture ranges from coarse to soft.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Every colour and combination is accepted, with or without white; white may appear in any amount. Eye colour may be green, gold, green-gold or copper, while white cats may show blue or odd eyes. Colours suggesting hybridization — chocolate, lavender/lilac, or those with white — are excluded.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament must be unchallenging; the cat is slow to mature (up to five years) and females run smaller than males.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Penalties include a straight profile, narrow or fox-like muzzle, long or delicate body, almond-shaped eyes, delicate boning, and very long or very short legs.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications are a kinked tail, wrong number of toes, crossed eyes, or evidence of illness, poor health or emaciation (which withhold all awards).\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Siberian — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Siberian — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.cfa.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/siberian_combined.txt"},"source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/siberian_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":686,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}