MAINE COON
Appearance
Maine Coon
is a robust and tall breed.
They develop slowly and are not ready adults until age three.Females
usually weigh around 3.5 to 6 kg and males 5-8 kg, but there are bigger
examples.The
cat was developed in the harsh climate in the Northeast.
Due to this kind of climate it was only the strongest and best hunters
who could survive.
It
has large eyes, ears and see and hear their prey well.
The paws are large, round and well furred and can act as snowshoes and
the tail is long and bushy, so the cat can wrap it around themselves
during chilly nights.
It is semi longhair and has shorter fur on the head, shoulders and legs
to prevent tangles.
The breed usually have tassels on the ears.
Temperament
The Maine Coon is known to be doglike, they always want to be everywhere
and curious about what the rest of the family is doing.
It is quite common that they acquire a "favorite" mom / dad as the extra
cling to, but they are generally kind and friendly to everyone.
A Maine Coon is often easy to get along with other animals, both dogs
and cats.
A fun feature of the Maine Coon is that besides the usual "miauw" often
uses a twittering "brrrp" which you often hear when they are mischievous
or when they are searching and wanting closeness and contact.
Maine Coon often has a penchant for water and likes to play with the
water bowl.
History
Maine Coon is considered the first cat breed from America.
You do not really know how the breed originated, but there are many
myths surrounding it.
One of the most common is from Maine and goes out of the cat caused by
mating between cats and raccoons.This
was believed due to the size of cats and their big, bushy tails.
Another highly controversial tale is that the French queen Marie
Antoinette had these cats as pets during the French Revolution and chose
to send them in a boat to America that they might escape the revolution.
More likely is that the cat originated from natural crosses of
long-haired cats that sailors brought to Maine ports and English cats
that settlers brought with them in the 1600s, Scandinavian or Russian
cats, and shorthaired American cats.
In 1986 the first Maine Coon was recorded in SVERAK, but it took until 1989 before the first Maine Coon litter was born in Sweden. Today it has become one of our most popular breeds.