Well, I love cats’ paws. As I say in the infographic they are deadly and delightful. They are soft and gentle when at rest but deadly when the cat wants to use their claws because it happens so fast and the claws are so damned sharp as they are sharpened all the time by …
This is about polydactyl cat record holders. I’ve heard of three polydactyl cats, one of which, Jake, is the world record holder. He has been the world record holder for at least 10 years. Although, I don’t know whether Jake is alive at the date of this post. This record must apply to living …
The photographer calls them ‘bonus beans’. And in case you’ve never heard it, the paw pads of domestic cats are called ‘beans’, particularly on polydactyl feet. This is a very organised and impressive set of beans. His feet remind me of the feet of lynx wild cats. There is a link to polydactylism and …
A search for cat paw prints can mean one of two things: a search for clip art of paw prints and/or a cat’s tracks left in sand, earth or snow and sometimes rock! Consequently, I cover both topics on this page. Clip art Below I present a piece a clip art that I have …
I’m going to answer the question as if the questioner wants to bump into some polydactyl cats and they are tourists or live in an area. However, you can find polydactyl cats on the Internet because some breeders create them for sale such as the American Polydactyl (see picture below). But where in the …
The normal number of toes on domestic cats is 10 at the front and 8 at the rear making 18 in all. Three kittens should have a total of 54 toes. In this instance, a polydactyl mother, Martha, gave birth to 4 kittens, three of which were polydactyl with 66 toes in all. They …
The answer is in the illustration: polydactyl cat. As you see it is quite a popular search term on Google. So what is the origin of the word ‘polydactyl’? Well, you probably know that ‘poly’ means many and ‘dactyl’ means digit or finger, or in the case of cats ‘toes’. The record-holding cat for …
Not all Maine Coons are polydactyl. The simple answer as to why Maine Coon cats have a tendency to have more than the usual number of toes is because they originate in cats from England who were polydactyl and which were chosen as ships cats because of their extra toes. It is believed that …
