Thread: Can somebody tell me if my kitten is a Maine Coon?

Originally Posted by candes

Antonia, I loved your comparison pics! You know it seems also that the "non extremes" have wider ear bases.

Thanks candes. Minnie is far from extreme, but she does look 'edgy' compared to Tatja. More of a cunning-catty face, I think. She gets that from her mum who looks like she'd be happy to bite your head off anytime.

Speaking of extreme types... I am not sure if it’s allowed to link to cattery websites, but I am doing it anyway.

Here are some examples of the extreme look. Both German breeders btw.

http://www.maine-coon-düsseldorf.de...=home&hl=en_US

Interestingly, they say they want to ‘preserve the typical extreme wild appearance’ of the MC … Interesting because we've just been discussing how the 'typical extreme wild appearance' could be just in the mind of breeders and fanciers.

Here's the other one.
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I am curious about your opinions about some of these cats.