The Maine Coon cat is named after being born in the state of Maine, USA. The appearance of this pet cat is very similar to the Siberian forest cat, and it is a large cat breed. Maine Coon cats were originally domesticated on rural farms. Now they have gradually entered families and become pet cats living in the same environment as humans. Dear pet friends, let’s learn about the introduction of Maine Coon cat breeds together!

Maine Coon Cat

​The origin of the Maine Coon cat

Between the 17th and 18th centuries, many domestic cats immigrated with their owners from Europe to live in New England in the Americas. They all faced very cold winters there, and only the strongest and most adaptable cat breeds could survive. . Under constant natural selection year after year (the opposite of breed improvement), Maine Coon cats have evolved to have a large and strong body and blanket-like, water-resistant and fluffy hair.

There are several theories about the origin of the Maine Coon cat species and its species name, and they are usually exaggerated stories. One of the stories is that a cat once ran into the wilds of Maine and ended up having cross-species mating with a raccoon. As a result, a bunch of offspring with the characteristics of today's Maine Coon cats were born. Of course, the story is based on violation of biology and is completely unbelievable. However, because the root of the English name of the Maine Coon cat has "COON", which is similar to the raccoon "RACCOON"; secondly, it is the tail of the Maine Coon cat. The thickness and hair patterns on the tail are almost the same as those of raccoons, which made people in the past begin to believe that the source of the aforementioned story has a certain degree of credibility. Another breed name of the Maine Coon cat originated from the fact that the Maine Coon cat was brought to Maine by a captain named Coon. The captain's client was the extremely extravagant Queen Marie Antoinette. She originally planned to flee from France to the United States, but apparently the pace of the French Revolution was much faster than her escape.

Introduction to Maine Coon cat breeds

In fact, most breeders believe that the Maine Coon cat was created by mating the original local North American short-haired cat with the long-haired cat breed that came across the sea. Perhaps New England sailors introduced the long-haired cat breed. The Turkish Angora cat was introduced into the New World, or the Vikings brought the long-haired Norwegian Forest Cat from their homeland into North America (the reason for the introduction was that the days of ancient sea voyages were more boring than romantic, and carrying pets while sailing is as easy as carrying them with you today) Same as iPod/PSP; in addition, it can be used as one of the trading items after logging in). In short, the appearance of the Maine Coon cat is either similar to the Norwegian forest cat or almost the same as the Siberian cat. This is attributed to convergent evolution in biology; different biological species have evolved similar or even the same biological characteristics through the similarity of the environment. . (MyanmarThere are slight differences in latitude between the states, Norway, and Siberia. There are slight differences in climate, such as humidity, average annual temperature, and even annual rainfall. However, the most similar thing is winter. In severe cold environments, mammals must evolve fluffy and thick hair to insulate from low temperatures and reduce their size. Gigantization to increase the proportion of fat attached to increase survivability at low temperatures. )

The Maine Coon cat is named after its native state in Maine, USA. It is the first naturally occurring long-haired breed in North America and formed a relatively stable breed around the middle of the 18th century. The Maine Coon cat has a strong physique and thick coat. It looks similar to the Siberian forest cat. It is also a large breed among cats.

The price of Maine Coon cats

Currently, Maine Coon cats are only available in some big cities in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou. Some cat lovers will buy them from abroad in order to buy more purebred cats. The price of ordinary Maine Coon cats is 8,000--12,000. The pedigree or race level is even more ridiculously high. Some cat lovers purchase Maine Coon cats from abroad for more than 10,000 yuan, so the price or whether they are pure or pure depends on the cat lovers themselves.