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Our collection of Maine Coon cat images features champions and best of breed. Whether you are a specialist looking for stock images of breed examples, a designer looking for a striking picture, or you're simply a Maine Coon fan, we're confident we'll have the image you're looking for.
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Maine Coon overview
Old established breed in the US, developed in the UK from imported cats with no outcrossing. Championship status.
Rugged, placid and friendly. Needs regular grooming, but less prone to knotting than a Persian.
Other known names for Maine Coon
Coon Cat, Maine Cat, Maine Shag
Origin
United States
Breed number/code
No 64 (GCCF) / MCO (FIFe)
Biological data
Size
Large to medium.
Build
Long, solid and muscular.
Hair quality
Semi-long undercoat, covered by a more substantial glossy topcoat.
Colours
White
Black
Blue
Red
Cream
Tortie
Eye colours
Green, gold or copper.
White cats may have blue eyes or odd-eyes.
Patterns
Self, smoke, classic and mackerel tabby, silver tabby, shaded, bi- or tri-colour.
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Maine Coon – Breed standard
The below links are external
GCCF, FIFe, TICA, CFA, AACE, ACFA, ACF, CCA
Maine Coon references and further reading
USA
Maine Coon Cat Breed Council
UK
Maine Coon Breed Society
Maine Coon Cat Club
Please get in touch
If you are an animal photographer, an expert on Maine Coon cats or a breeder, we would love to hear from you. We strive to have all the latest, most helpful and accurate information on our website, but nobody is perfect, so we do ask for your feedback if we can improve our website.
Please get in touch
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Experts – Spotted some detail that isn't right? Please email us your thoughts.
Breeders – We work with many great cat photographers such as Helmi Flick, Alan Robinson and Tetsu Yamazaki and we'd love to build our contact list of leading breeders. Who knows when you might get a call. Please email us your details.
Maine Coon cat colours
Below are some examples of the various colours of Maine Coon cats, colour names sometimes differ from country to country,
we've listed the main heading according to
the GCCF and listed other known colours underneath. Colours can vary according to lighting, whether it was taken indoors or outdoors and even the quality of the cat.
So sadly not an exact science.
White (64/14)
AP-Y3T8AM - White Maine Coon cat
Photo © Animal Photography, Tetsu Yamazaki
Colour description
White - 64/14 (GCCF)
The fur should be sound to the roots in colour and free from any shadings, markings and patches.
Nose leather, Paw pads and eye rims to tone with the body colour.
Black (64/15)
AP-QMD4HU - Black Maine Coon cat
Photo © Animal Photography, Tetsu Yamazaki
Colour description
Black - 64/15 (GCCF)
The fur should be sound to the roots in colour and free from any shadings, markings and patches.
Nose leather, Paw pads and eye rims to tone with the body colour.
Red (64/15d)
AP-1PA8TK - Red Maine Coon cat
Photo © Animal Photography, Alan Robinson
Colour description
Red - 64/15d (GCCF)
The fur should be sound to the roots in colour and free from any shadings, markings and patches.
Nose leather, Paw pads and eye rims to tone with the body colour.
Blue (64/16)
AP-QAYAEA - Blue Maine Coon cat
Photo © Animal Photography, Alan Robinson
Colour description
Blue - 64/16 (GCCF)
The fur should be sound to the roots in colour and free from any shadings, markings and patches.
Nose leather, Paw pads and eye rims to tone with the body colour.
Maine Coon picture ideas
Featured image
AP-KAHG0C - Maine Coon cats
Photo © Animal Photography, Helmi Flick
Maine Coon kittens
AP-THQ0RC - Maine Coon kittens
Photo © Animal Photography, Helmi Flick
