The Origin of the race is thing of much speculation. Without any doubt , this race comes from the zone of the northeast of the United States,(state of Maine ) reason of its name in where for many years, was the favorite cat in the homes of that state, like farm cats that protects the homes from mice, rats and all type of rodents. Great part of the Maine Coon which they are part of the "Foundation Stock" of the race (founding group of pedigrees modern) comes from the sales and dominical markets of that state in the years 1800's. A series of teorias, or stories of folklore exists almost that is worth the trouble to tell, but creibles that others. .

A story says that the cat of Maine Coon comes from the mix between cats domestic brought to North America through the years and from Europe, begening by Pilgrims, and that these cats went crossing cats of Canadian Lynx. Although some question the genetic possibility of this type of crossing, exist many that recognize that there are not no feacientes arguments against this theory either.
Another story speak us about the Vikings and the cat of the Forest of Norway. This one is a domestic cat, accepted in mayoria of the registries of cats and with always present in the shows. Transported by the Vikings in its several visits to the north of which today is the United States to control the population of rodents in the boats,. Many Vikings legend speaks and shows admiration by the domesticables felines of forest. Countless histories exist that are part of the Vikings folklore (Norwegian) which they mention an admiration by an adorable but gigantic cat. One of these, tells that in an occasion, the same THOR could not to raise to one of these cats of forest. But also are many doubts of an existing genetic relation between the cat of Forest of Norwegian and the Maine Coon.Fisiclly, the similarities between the Maine Coon and the cat of Forest of Norway are impressive. In short, the Maine Coon,comes from where their ancestors come, they are a race with an interesting and mysterious past.

One of the most interesting stories and with the recent supports of historical investigation, is about the French royalty at the time of the revolution of that country. An American boat is said that in the first months of the revolution, under the command of the captain Samuel Clough, was stopped in a rench port under the pretext of lack of permissions, but really was part of a plan to rescue Marie Antonieta. In the same boat dozens of furniture and properties of Maria Antonieta were loaded, including a series of 6, (some say to 10 other 18) cats of Angora (others say that they were cats of long coat, but nonAngoras) that pertenecian to the same Maria Antonieta. In short, in the middle of that revolutionary disaster, both, Maria Antonieta and the Dauphin were beheaded, and the American boat I arrived via Maine, plenty of furniture and cats. When arriving, the furniture was taken by, others were kept and today day they follow in exhibition in the town of Wiscassett, in Maine (USA).

The detail is that nobody was inetested in those cats that were freeded, and is said, according to the lists of the ship, a shipment of "cats," ( females) then non males were sent in that French boat, the females were less problematic then did not mark territory in those palaces with expensive furniture. The story follows that these cats can have been matched up with "the small" Canadian Lynges or with simple wild cats of the zone , used to snowed and ice weather. Then crossing can be the actual the Maine Coon. .
About the temperament of the Maine coon is a very peculiar cat in its behavior, and makes him an excellent company cats. The manie coon also is called also the "cat-dog to him" by the relation that establishes with its "owner" and many of its behaviors, is a amimal that always it likes to be next to its owner. For example you are in the hall, with your precious cat knocked down to your side of course, you stand up to go to the bathroom, to call by I telephone or to open the door and to where you go he will follow to you. Another peculiarity of this race is the intelligent that he have, if they are use to, you can start throwing to him a paper ball that he will bring it to you (like the dogs). These cats have very peculiar sounds, they use from 40 different sounds to reflect its state or to try to communicate with you, you can arrive to "havwe a conversation with him", always in its language. They use the claws with much ability, sometimes he eats with them . These cats are use very hard weather they are adapted to the cold and to the heat, the claws have them adapted to the snow with a hair tuft underneath to avoid to sink in her. In summary if you want to have a small lynx in homa affectionate and faithful like a dog this is the race that you need.