NEWS AND OPINION: A cat born with “four ears” is simply a visual anomaly. They have an extra flap of skin – the ear flap which ‘captures’ sound – that gives the appearance of an additional ear on each side of their head. However, the underlying anatomy – the internal ear structure responsible for …
It looks like this bicolor Sphynx cat has been quietly body building since he was a kitten. He is the Arnold Schwarzenegger of the cat world. And the hairlessness highlights his condition. The Reddit title is: “House cat suffering from Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy – a rare condition that causes muscles to grow excessively large”. …
We don’t know much about the genetic mutation which causes a cat to have 4 ears, which the experts describe as a “cosmetic anomaly”. The description “4 ears” is actually incorrect because ‘ears’ includes the whole ear: the ear flap, the ear canal, the middle and inner ear. The better description would be a …
Domestic cats with appendages that look like wings are real but domestic cats with genuine wings are not real. There have been many cases of winged cats. It doesn’t take long to find them on the Internet. A good example is a cat who lived (presumed now deceased) in China’s Sichuan province1. The owner, …
Polydactylism occurs in cats because of a spontaneous genetic mutation.
We are told that a black domestic cat called ‘Flathead’ is the latest cat celebrity because his ears are not erect but lie horizontally on his head like Baby Yoda in star Wars. The online news media refer to a ‘mysterious mutation’ which causes these strange looking Yodaesque ears. I am going to stick …
This is my foolish attempt to try and explain why this Chinese cat, named Marigold, looks like a Red Panda (see picture below from Wikipedia Commons). I am told this is a hoax as this sort of coat is impossible (see Michele S’s comment). It is certainly possible that it is a hoax.. This …
Please note that this page is in several sections for technical reasons. There is a link at the end of each section to take you to the next. Introduction This cat breed is another instance of a natural genetic mutation affecting a part of the cat’s body that has been seen by people as …
