Maine Coon

Maine Coon cats were probably being taken to sea before rodenticides made their skills at vermin-control redundant, and this may account for their strange habit of sleeping in small nooks around the home in positions that look most uncomfortable.

Features
the wedge-shaped head appears small relative to the size of the body. In mature male Maine Coon cats, the jowls provide extra width. They have large, prominent ears, tipped with tufts of hair. they are muscular and broad chested, with powerful legs as befits their working ancestry.

Remark
The Maine Coon cat's long-haired ancestors may have arrived from Europe and Asia during the 18th century.