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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2004Tufty Ears--Maine Coon?
A friend of mine (who happened to be from Maine) remarked on Kumani and Tyche's ear-tufts. She said they must have some Maine Coon in them since they have these distintive bunches of hair on the tops of their ears. I looked at Nocturne and Smokey's ears, which are very smooth all around the edge, without those prominent clumps of long hair on top. Kumani and Tyche were abandoned on top of a styrofoam slab at three weeks old--we have no idea what their origins might be. Do any other kinds of cats, other than Maine Coons, have the ear-tufts? (Colouration wise, Kumani is a brown tabby with flecks of orange in her fur and two white-toed feet; Tyche is a white/orangetabby/brown tabby mix, with white on her underbelly, feet/legs, and face, and brown intermingled with orange striped spots on her back, upper face, with mottled patches of brown and orange down her legs.) --Fil >A friend of mine (who happened to be from Maine) remarked on Kumani >and Tyche's ear-tufts. She said they must have some Maine Coon in [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >--Fil Are you talking about lynx tips, the hair that comes to a point at the top of the ears? It's a desirable trait in Maine Coons, but all MC's don't have them. Some NOrwegian Forest Cats have lynx tips, too. I'm not sure what other breeds do. The primary MC traits are their large frame, plumey tail, and uneven long coat. Sherry > Are you talking about lynx tips, the hair that comes to a point at the top of > the ears? It's a desirable trait in Maine Coons, but all MC's don't have them. > Some NOrwegian Forest Cats have lynx tips, too. I'm not sure what other breeds > do. The primary MC traits are their large frame, plumey tail, and uneven long > coat. Yes, lynx tips! Tyche and Kumani don't have plumey tails or long coats. They're pretty average size females, particularly next to Nox who is rather large framed for a female. They look like typical DSH's except for the lynx tips, which don't seem all that common in the other DSH's I know. But I've seen fewer than a hundred cats really close--I figured some folks here would know just how common lynx tips are in DSH's. --Fil >> Are you talking about lynx tips, the hair that comes to a point at the top of >> the ears? It's a desirable trait in Maine Coons, but all MC's don't have them. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >--Fil My favorite MC feature is the feet! Mama mia, what toe tufts! ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >Yes, lynx tips! > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >--Fil I love lynx tips. But you know, now that I think about it, I've never seen a DHS with them. I bet they're darling. Sherry >A friend of mine (who happened to be from Maine) remarked on Kumani > and Tyche's ear-tufts. She said they must have some Maine Coon in [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > --Fil Molly has tiny little tufts on her ears. And she is just a little thing. Seven pounds and supposedly 18 months old. Jo > >A friend of mine (who happened to be from Maine) remarked on Kumani > > and Tyche's ear-tufts. She said they must have some Maine Coon in [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Jo Rhonda, about 2.5 years old, weighs 6.3 pounds, but otherwise matches a classic Maine Coon picture out of the breed book. Her coat is long but silky -- that might not be classic. She's very interactive with people, although not quite as much a cuddler and lapfungus as Mr. Clark. > A friend of mine (who happened to be from Maine) remarked on Kumani > and Tyche's ear-tufts. She said they must have some Maine Coon in [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > --Fil Rosie (RB) had tufty ears, I called her my little lynx. Snoopy, her sister has tiny little tufts, hardly noticeable. Baggy has no tufts at all.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. |
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