2012 Maine Coon Album

Published: January 15, 2026

2012 was one of the first years this site really came to life through photos!

What started as a handful of reader submissions quickly turned into one of our first big community albums - long before themed collections, color galleries, or curated features were even a thing.

This album brings together Maine Coons from that early era of the site, when sharing photos was simple, spontaneous, and all about celebrating the cats themselves.

You'll see a mix of kittens, adults, and everyday moments that helped shape what Maine Coon Cat Nation would eventually grow into.

Jeronimo Apache our Maine Coon

By: Anna Reed in Athens, Greece

Jeronimo is our 6 month old Black Silver Tabby Maine Coon. He is very playful and funny stealing the bath tub plug to play with.

When I come home from work Jeronimo always runs to me to greet me then he knows my routine and heads for the bedroom where he knows I am going.

Vet visits so far have been easy... he seems to enjoy going on the ride. We take him for visits to friends trying to keep him socialized and so far he is a happy cat. We have never heard him meow but he always trills like a cricket - VERY CUTE!

What I really enjoy is playing peek-a-boo with him... we both hide I call him and peek out from a door room. He will peek out from another door room / under a chair / box - and slowly moves towards me finding placing to hide and peek....

When he finally gets close to me he runs up to me and we nose to nose, rubbs against me trills and goes to hide in a different place and we start again.

Jeronimo is our new baby of the house. This is Jeronimo's 1st Christmas and we are happy that it is with us.

He is funny, chirping and trying to find way up the tree. Tried the lemon but he just licked it so we then tried the tangerine peels.

These work as long as the peels are fresh day later need to put new ones... Merry Christmas

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Rangi - our first Maine Coon

By: Catherine Crofts in New Zealand

Meet Rangi - short for Atarangi. He's a 12 week old Dark Silver Classic Tabby and our first maine coon.

We have had him home with us for just over 24 hours and you can see how well he is settling in.

We decided to get a Maine Coon after our beloved moggie Kellan died a few months ago.

The vet said that Kellan was probably part Maine Coon - he was a big fluffy boy (7kg) with the ruff around his neck. Looking up features about him, showed that much of his personality was also very "coonish".

Atarangi has a variety of translations in Maori including "dawn light", "dawn sky", "shadow" or "new beginnings" in Maori and Rangi is the name of one of the Maori Gods (Sky father) and can also be translated to "heaven" or "sky".

So we think its a good name. He settled in really quickly - any going under couches has been to explore....not hide!

So it is lovely having a confident little boy around the house again.

Comments:

Linda:
Absolutely gorgeous, with irresistable 'come-hither' eyes!

Lyndon:
I have had my Maine Coon for 7 years now, and it has been a blessing to have him in my home. My coon is 19.2 pounds and his life only consists of him and I, congratulations on having in my mind, THE BEST BREED IN THE WORLD.

Laura:
What a lovely lil kitty!! We have 3 huge Maine coons, they are so wonderful!

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My baby girl... Calicoon Clair de Lune

By: Candace in Cookeville, TN, USA

After a play-fest, they snuggle up together for a long catnap. She has certainly livened up the household!

She's always into something and loves "helping" me do anything from cooking to working on my laptop to taking a shower! She doesn't actually get in the shower, just patiently waits on the floor beside it until I get out.

She follows me everywhere! She and Bodhi will both sleep on the bed with me. If I get cold at night, I just throw on a Maine Coon!

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Meet Bobby Kennedy!

By: Kemal Faruquee in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Bobby Kennedy is a 12 year-old Maine Coon who likes following me around while complaining about something. I've yet to figure out what the actual source of the complaint is.

When Bobby Kennedy isn't busy making a lot of noise, he likes wagging his huge tail around and waiting for the ice cubes to be dropped into his water bowl. He's a great cat (although sometimes it seems like he's a dog).

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Kekoa In His Life Vest

By: Diane in Half Moon Bay, CA

Kekoa is my kitty love :-) He has made the treck from Redwood City, CA... to San Francisco, and under the Golden Gate Bridge to Half Moon Bay where he now lives with us on our yacht.

He is a very good "Boat Cat" and everyone loves to see him in his harness on the dock, or going for a walk with his dogs, Annabelle and Matilda, up to Jeff Clarks Maverics Surf Shop.

He always has time for a bit of love from the folks that meet him. In this picture he is sporting his new life vest for his next adventure a kayak trip in HMB :-)

He is now 6 months old and weighs 13 lbs. (Kekoa was also in the October pics as a baby)

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Our Cool Coon Cat Sammy

By: Donald Lee in Bend Or. U.S.A.

He is like no other cat we've ever known, he talks and makes the cutest sounds.

He likes to play hide and seek, he shadows our every move. He growls when someone knocks on the door.

He demands playtime, he is the king of the house. he is very smart, and loving, we love our Sammy, he's one Awesome Coon cat :-)

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Djamo & Eros

Djamo and Eros have joined our album of Coonie pairs! Christa says: "Djamo is a Blue Tabby male, and Eros is a Black male. They felt at home from the first moment... Djamo is a very sweet boy, compared to Eros, who is a real devil!"

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Puma

By: Adela Sajn in Ljubljana, Slovenia

My enthusiasm for Maine Coons started when I was looking for a cat for my mom after her Persian cats passed away... I was so impressed by Maine Coon cats that I got one of my own!

Puma was born on August 13th 2012 and got her name because of her wild playing around the apartment. She's very beautiful an I'm seriously thinking of having another "Coonie" :)

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My Magic Betty and her babies!

By: Fantasymcoons in Zagreb, Croatia

These cats are the best in the world!

Comments:

Mickilla: Beautiful

Penny: There are no words! Just WOW!

Sue E: Your babies are amazingly beautiful. Thanx for sharing!

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Zephyr, my 6 month old Coon :)

By: Shawna in Chicago, IL

My 6 month old baby boy Zephyr, sweet as can be.

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Lynxi Lula-Belle

Lynxi is such a fun loving cat. She's only 9mos old and is already huge!

She has her own personal relationship with everyone in our house, even my husband who claims to not like cats at all yet still cuddles with her every night:-)

She is amazing with my two Elmira like kids and follows me everywhere. She is my 3rd child:-)

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Merry Xmas from Chicki

From: Campbell, CA USA

Hi, I'm Chicki a 12 year old mackerel tabby. Today, I am just hanging around the XMAS tree in the living room with my family.

The best part about XMAS is chewing on the wrapping paper and new boxes to play in! I'd like to wish everyone a Merry XMAS at Maine Coon Cat Nation!

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