I love cats, especially the Main coons1.
apparently they are the largest domesticated breeds of cat, that's crazy!
Really? That's crazy, they must be pretty damn big.
yeah! It must come in handy with their valuable hunting skills
My cats have always been good at that, just another perk to owning cats haha.
Maine Coon
The Maine Coon is the largest domesticated cat breed. It has a distinctive physical appearance and valuable hunting skills. It is one of the oldest natural breeds in North America, specifically native to the state of Maine, where it is the official state cat.
No records of the Maine Coon's exact origins and date of introduction to the United States exist, so several competing hypotheses have been suggested. The breed was popular in cat shows in the late 19th century, but its existence became threatened when long
thought to be the common ancestor of all domesticated cats today.
Domestic cat breed differentiation.
Different from many other domesticated animals who were bred for food, hunting, security or many other functional reasons, modern cat breeds originated from breeding for physical characteristics. Most of these breeds arose within the last 150 years, and, unlike other domesticated animals who have different physical traits that help them achieve different tasks, cat breeds have no differentiation in functionality; just aesthetic differences. Also different from domesticated mammals, domesticated cat breeds