20 Of The Cutest Maine Coon Kittens – The Gentle Giants, Waiting To Grow Up

What is a Maine Coon cat? Let's talk about what a Maine Coon cat is not. A Maine Coon cat may be oversized, and sport a lion-like ruff at the neck, and wild toe tufts, but a Maine Coon is a not a lynx or a lynx cross. A Maine Coon cat may have an outrageous tail and a peculiar name, but a Maine Coon is not a raccoon hybrid (a biological impossibility, by the way) or related to a raccoon in any way.