Its origins, captions and...
Once upon a time, in a faraway land called Maine, a farm cat who fell in love with a raccoon (racoon).
Their impossible love was born a ball of medium-length hair whose dress and tail longer than normal made him a legend...
But if this story invites us to dream, it is genetically impossible, of course!!
But race guard this legend his name...
Then back to reality more down to earth!!
The Maine Coon is not the result of human creation but its origins in nature.
What characterizes the Maine Coon is morphologically adapted to the harsh climate.
Indeed from the northern United States with particularly harsh winter climate is its extreme temperatures, only a slow process of natural selection to maintain permit the toughest subjects.
Its look...
Wild, this is the Coon by its outward appearance.
Considered the largest domestic cats, the Maine Coon is not a "big" cat but a "large" robust cat with a flexible and powerful musculature.
Its muzzle should be square.
His ears are big ones and accompanied by plumes that give " that little air lynx."
His chest is wide, with a heavy, dense bones.
Its legs are strong and of medium height which reinforces the rectangular part of the body with a well-stocked bushy tail, the longest it.
Its thick, semi-long fur it provides a good natural protection.
His weight...
It is a large breed of cat, maturity is long to arrive, on average two years for a female and three years for a male.
The weight of 20Kg is more legend than fact.
A male can reasonably reach 7 to 13 kg with a wingspan of nearly 1 meter, a female between 5 and 9 Kg, add 6-9 inches of winter coat and you get a "beautiful Maine Coon."
However, there are cats out standards, but this is the exception...
His character...
One, two, three...hundred...thousand... and still the same thing: a tenderness ball with a character Now!!
Affectionate, calm, Maine Coon seeks the company...
It attaches a great deal to his master because even independent, he feels the need to know where you are and what you do.
He will accompany you wherever you are on your computer or you fill your papers...
Like a dog, it will follow you around the house and come near you, finally preferably on you!!
From an interested and curious nature, he will leave for all possible discoveries. Sometimes a little reckless and fearless, he take the opportunity to do the "four hundred coons"!!
Player... It also has the feature of interest in the water, he drinks the tap,
sets in sinks and does not hesitate to wash his face with a stream of water!!
Everyone knows that cats meow, well...
Maine Coon him play you serenaded by pushing melodious cooing.
Softness and tenderness are the hallmarks of Maine Coon, but without forgetting a pinch of clowning with clumsiness zest to make us laugh!!
Please note you will soon be bewitched!! This gentle giant with a tender heart knows how to use her charms to Mainecooniser you forever...