These Colorful 9-Week-Old Maine Coon Kittens Love to Chat and Play
These babies have a lot to say!
All kittens are cute, but there’s something extra special about Maine Coon kittens. Maybe it’s because they’re so tiny and fluffy, or because they have those perfect triangle-shaped ears, or maybe even because they can come in so many colors.
And in some cases, all of those colors can be represented in one litter of kittens, like they are here. This update shows a whole rainbow family of kittens at nine weeks old, and boy, do they have a lot to say!
The entire crew is gathered around, excited to see their favorite human, and it’s wild to see just how different from each other they all look!
From white to gray to orange to even a darker, smoky color, it looks like just about every possible Maine Coon color is represented here.
The best part, though, is all of those loud meows. As soon as their human says “good morning!” they reply with a whole chorus of good mornings in their own way.
This group would be a very happy sight to wake up to every morning.
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Why Are Kittens in the Same Litter Different Colors?
Though not all siblings look alike, usually, there’s some kind of family resemblance between brothers and sisters who share both of the same parents. But for Maine Coon kittens, that’s simply not how it works.
Gray, black, and orange Maine Coon kittens sitting on a couchNatalya Vilman / Getty Images
Of course, what color each kitten will be comes down to genetics, in a very broad sense. As Catster points out, coat color is a sex-linked trait, and most male kittens will be the same color as their mother (or they will have it present as a color that’s part of their coat pattern).
Sometimes, this means that the kitten will have a “dilute” form of the coat color, which can have surprising results: If their mother is a black cat, it’s possible that they will be a blue-gray color, since that’s the dilute form of black.
However, a female cat’s coat color can come from either their mom or dad, which allows for even more variety.
Welcoming new kittens into the world is a lot like opening a fun blind box. You never know which one you’ll get!
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Source: Nature