Maine Coon su vrlo društvene i vole interakciju s ljudima. Poznate su po tome što su prijateljski raspoložene, odane i razigrane, a obično se dobro slažu s djecom i drugim ljubimcima. Čak mogu i 'donositi' i daju se voditi na uzici kao psi
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Još jedna teorija o porijeklu Maine Coon maačka navodi da su u Ameriku došle s Vikinzima, što je potkrepljuju sličnošću s norveškom šumskom mačkom
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Maine Coon mačke obično ne mijauču, one cvrkuću i 'trepere' (mješavina mijaulkanja i predenja). Mogu cvrkutati kad uoče plijen, a treperenje je često izraz sreće.
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Inače, Maine Coon su izvrsni plivači i imaju vododotporno krzno.
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Ima i teorija koja kaže da im ime potječe od mačaka koje su pripadale britanskom kapetanu Charlesu Coonu iz 19. stoljeća. Neki ih i zovu Coonove mačke.
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Drugi kaže da je Marija Antoaneta, kraljica Francuske, pokušala izbjeći smrti pod giljiotinom pa je nakrcala brod najvrednijim što ima, a među time je bilo šeset omiljenih angora mačaka. Marija Antoaneta nije, ali su se njene mačke dokopale Amerike.
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Porijeklo Maine Coona je obavijeno tajnama. Iako genetski nemoguće, jedan mit kaže da je mačka je rezultat križanja između mačaka i rakuna.
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Maine Coon mačka je jedna od najvećih udomaćenih pasmina mačaka. Zapravo, rekord za "najdužu mačku" u Guinnessovoj knjizi rekorda 2010. godine držao je Stewie, kojem je izmjerena dužina od 1234 centimetra od vrha nosa do kraja repa. Mužjaci mogu težiti i gotovo 16 kilograma.