Saturday, April 4, 2009

First Caturday in April

For Caturday, I present a 'false color' image of a young female Maine Coon.  Image taken with a SPi RAZ-iR handheld thermal imager.

The Maine Coon is an American long-haired cat commonly believed to have descended from the pairings of common New England short-haired domestic cats and long-haired breeds brought overseas by English seafarers. One of the largest breeds of domestic cat, females weigh between 8 and 12 pounds (this queen weighs in at exactly 10 pounds).  The Maine Coon breed is known for "Heavily furred ears with extra long tufts of fur growing from inside help keep their ears warm".

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