Our Maine coon is a laid back doll baby who seeks out people for company. She is shy around strangers. She hugs the ground and avoids high places.
Our ocicat is a wild child! She moves at lightning speed, loves people and strangers, acts more like a dog and loves going vertical, perching at the highest levels.
I grew up in Israel with an Egyptian Mau, a very old breed and pretty much a close cousin of the wild cats in our area.
He used to prance around and basically demand fealty.
My mother said it was because his kind “used to be gods around here”(a true statement) and he had delusions of past glory.