The Maine Coon is a large domesticated cat breed. The breed is selectively bred from one of the oldest landraces in North America, and is pedigreed in all major cat registries worldwide. It originated
A black silver blotched tabby male
Cosey, winner of the first cat show in the United States, 1895
A red tabby, showing the typical head shape
The Savannah is a breed of hybrid cat developed in the late 20th century from hybridisation of a serval with a domestic cat. This hybridisation typically produces large and lean offspring, with the se
Maine Coon
…white. The Maine Coon is one of the largest breed of domesticated cats. It was once considered the largest breed until the introduction of the hybrid Savannah cat (crossing a serval (Leptailurus serval) with a domestic cat) in the mid-1980s, yet it is still the largest non-hybrid breed. On average, males weigh…
Arcturus Aldebaran Powers, an F2 male granted the Guinness World Records for the tallest cat at 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
A black silver spotted tabby F4 hybrid (left) and a black spotted tabby F1 hybrid (right).
Close-up showing ocelli behind the ears and tear-stain markings below the eyes on a four-month-old F1 kitten