Coon Cat Maine Cat Maine Shag American Longhair[1] American Coon Cat American Forest Cat[2]
Common nicknames
Gentle giants
Origin
Maine, United States
Breed standards
CFA
standard
FIFe
standard
TICA
standard
ACF
standard
ACFA/CAA
standard
CCA-AFC
standard
GCCF
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Domestic cat (Felis catus)
The Maine Coon is a large domesticated cat breed. It is one of the oldest natural breeds in North America. The breed originated in the U.S. state of Maine,[3] where it is the official state cat.
The Maine Coon is a large and social cat, which could be the reason why it has a reputation of being referred to as "the gentle giant." The Maine Coon is predominantly known for its size and dense coat of fur which helps it survive in the harsh climate of Maine. The Maine Coon is often cited as having "dog-like" characteristics.[4][5]
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The MaineCoon is a large domesticated cat breed. It is one of the oldest natural breeds in North America. The breed originated in the U.S. state of Maine...
Coon, common name of the butterfly Psolos fuligo Coon, an alternative name for MaineCoon, a breed of domestic cat Coon, a diminutive of raccoon Coon...
HCM was discovered in 2005 in MaineCoon cats. A test for this mutation (A31P) is available. About one-third of MaineCoon cats tested for the mutation...
appeared in MaineCoons in the early 1990s. Rexes appeared in America, Germany and the UK, where one breeder caused consternation by calling them "Maine Waves"...
calico coloration; those breeds are the Manx cat, American Shorthair, MaineCoon, British Shorthair, Persian cat, Arabian Mau, Japanese Bobtail, Exotic...
Maine (/meɪn/ MAYN) is the easternmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf...
It is a large breed with a strong body, similar to the Siberian and MaineCoon cat breeds, with long legs, a bushy tail, and a sturdy body. It is very...
Australian Mist, Bengal, Serengeti, Savannah, Egyptian Mau, Arabian Mau, MaineCoon, and Ocicat breeds, among others, as well as some crosses. Naturally,...
however, comparable in size to other large domestic cat breeds such as the MaineCoon or Norwegian Forest cat. On April 7, 1986, Judee Frank crossbred a male...
James as Olivia, a green cat at the pound Snoop Dogg as an unnamed blue MaineCoon with an eyepatch. In May 2016, seven years after 20th Century Fox's license...
a belt covered with silver rhinestones. His cat breed was said to be MaineCoon, because of his wild mane and being portrayed as much bigger than the...
simplify and distinguish certain areas of these regions. For example, the MaineCoon breed was predominately from Western Europe, while the Siamese breed dominated...
Ragdoll, Norwegian Forest cat, Siberian cats, British Shorthair and MaineCoon; however, any domestic cat including mixed breeds can acquire HCM. Studies...
6th most popular breed, behind the British Shorthair, Ragdoll, Siamese, MaineCoon and Burmese. In France, the Persian is the only breed whose registration...
European badger. Front paw of European hamster Wikimedia Commons has media related to Animal feet. Claw Digitigrade MaineCoon Polydactyl International...
on the catwalk; a set of Tonkinese run circles around their mother; a MaineCoon shows his siblings who is boss. 5 9 "Super Fluffy Puppies" March 24, 2012 (2012-03-24)...
registered in the GCCF are the British Shorthair, the Ragdoll and the MaineCoon. The GCCF registers around 20,000 pedigree cats each year, and currently...
NYPD and Brooklyn District Attorney's Office in 2006. Hank the Cat, a MaineCoon who ran for Senate in the commonwealth of Virginia in the 2012 US elections...
Twisty Cat Story Polydactyl Cats (October 2006) What Happened to the MaineCoon Polydactyl? (October 2006) Feline Radial and Femoral Hypoplasia (October...
long-haired breeds. However, phylogenetic studies showed that for example MaineCoon cats are descendants of British cats brought to New England by Puritan...
differences (from which two landrace/natural breeds were developed - the MaineCoon and American Shorthair), European moggies brought to South America also...
Global Information
Maine, United States