# Animal Domestication and Breeding; Cats **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 27, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-domestication-and-breeding-cats/741463 "2015-12-27T14:57:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-domestication-and-breeding-cats/741463/21 "2015-12-29T15:33:49Z")
My female “Maine Coon Cat” has a little bit of a mane, and it’s not uncommon for the males to have a more pronounced mane. > **[All Natural Pet Products | Only Natural Pet | Free Shipping | B-CORP](https://www.onlynaturalpet.com)** > > Only Natural Pet offers natural pet supplies for dogs and cats. Natural Pet Food, Flea and Tick, Dog Supplements, Cat Supplements and Homeopathic Remedies for Dogs and Cats, Expert articles and information on holistic pet care. Save on Auto Delivery... I put quotes around “coon cat” because my cat is actually a shelter cat adoptee of no particular breeding, but she comes from New England, where the Maine Coon Cat developed among the local population, and she obviously shares a lot of genetic material with the breed. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-domestication-and-breeding-cats/741463/22 "2015-12-29T16:36:59Z")
> [@guestchaz](#): > > Personally, I would love to have a mini-mountain lion (seems like that one should be super easy) They already have that: [https://www.google.com/search?q=abyssinian+cat&biw=1389&bih=706&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-8uP1wIHKAhVI8mMKHWRdDB0Q\_AUIBigB](https://www.google.com/search?q=abyssinian+cat&biw=1389&bih=706&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-8uP1wIHKAhVI8mMKHWRdDB0Q_AUIBigB) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-domestication-and-breeding-cats/741463/23 "2015-12-29T16:42:13Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > They already have that: > > [abyssinian cat - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=abyssinian+cat&biw=1389&bih=706&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-8uP1wIHKAhVI8mMKHWRdDB0Q_AUIBigB) A friend used to have one of those. Gorgeous animal, and hers was extremely friendly, too. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-domestication-and-breeding-cats/741463/24 "2015-12-29T16:45:43Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > My female “Maine Coon Cat” has a little bit of a mane, and it’s not uncommon for the males to have a more pronounced mane. > > [All Natural Pet Products | Only Natural Pet | Free Shipping | B-CORP](http://www.catchannel.com/maine-coon-cats-breed-profiles.aspx) > > I put quotes around “coon cat” because my cat is actually a shelter cat adoptee of no particular breeding, but she comes from New England, where the Maine Coon Cat developed among the local population, and she obviously shares a lot of genetic material with the breed. The cat I saw had a mane or ruff very similar to the low right picture. Maybe they had a bit of Maine Coon in their ancestry. The effect was startling because both cats had very unusual fur otherwise: they had quite short fur that was almost all undercoat - very few guard hairs. Also, from their “Egyptian Mau” side, they had some unusual spotting in their coats - unfortunately, the male moreso than the female I adopted. It gave him a very exotic look. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-domestication-and-breeding-cats/741463/25 "2015-12-29T18:04:11Z")
> [@guestchaz](#): > > Personally, I would love to have a mini-mountain lion (seems like that one should be super easy) Actually, genetic analysis has shown that the tiny [jaguarundi](http://www.arkive.org/jaguarundi/puma-yagouaroundi/) is essentially a dwarf puma (to the extent that they have changed the genus to _Puma_), but this is a wild species. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-domestication-and-breeding-cats/741463/26 "2015-12-30T07:04:15Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > They already have that: > > [abyssinian cat - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=abyssinian+cat&biw=1389&bih=706&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-8uP1wIHKAhVI8mMKHWRdDB0Q_AUIBigB) > [@Colibri](#): > > Actually, genetic analysis has shown that the tiny [jaguarundi](http://www.arkive.org/jaguarundi/puma-yagouaroundi/) is essentially a dwarf puma (to the extent that they have changed the genus to _Puma_), but this is a wild species. :smack:forgot about the Abyssinian dang close to perfect **Colibri** that is absolutley cool [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-domestication-and-breeding-cats/741463.md?page=1)