Tuesday, January 26, 2010

TAILS TUESDAY: DANTE WITH A TWIST

Here's Dante's famed tail flipped into a twist and aglow from the sun.  Notice the length of the fur on one side of his plume.  Actually, the floofiest part is underneath.

With Maine Coon cats, the fur on their backside is much shorter than their undercoat.  The shorter fur which has an oilier texture helps to deflect water and keeps them dry in wet conditions, and the longer fur helps to keep them warm in the cold.  They are after all, a product of their harsh outdoor environment, and evolved to survive in the extremes of a Maine winter.


(Biggify for greatest effect)

With Maine Coons and Dante in particular, there's always a twist at the end of the tale.

14 comments:

One Cats Nip said...

gotta keep that tail out of whatever mess is on the ground. his tail reminds me of the sun all orange and gold

SASS....Sammy Andy Shelly Sierra said...

Totally gorgeous and awesome!!!!!!!!!

xxxxxxx

Amy & the house of cats said...

Dante your tail is beautiful - I am a huge fan of big floofy tails!!

Jasmim said...

Your tail is very fluffy!

Anonymous said...

That is one heckuva Curly Q!!! Love it!!!

Marlene said...

Floofilicious! Love it!

Jacqueline said...

Dante is such a big, gorgeously handsome mancat=LOVE that big fluffy tail!!...I also checked out Dante's birthday post which is very adorable...Stop by our new blog sometime when you have the chance=http://jacquelinescathouse.blogspot.com/

Gemini and Ichiro said...

You have a very nice curl.

dArtagnan Rumblepurr/Diego Hamlet Moonfur said...

Now that is a tail!! *awe*

Noll's Nip said...

Now THAT is a tail!

Quill and Greyson said...

Poetry!

The Island Cats said...

What a beautiful tail!

GLOGIRLY said...

That's a gorgeous photo!!! That fabulous tail makes mine look like a little black pipe cleaner!

mew!
Katie
(Glogirly's cat)

8GR8LOLCATS said...

Curly, Swirly, Red fluffaliciousness!