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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Four-Eared Cat: Cute Quirk of Feline Genes

"Yoda the Cat Astounds With Four Ears"
FOXNews (August 19, 2008)

"They say cats have nine lives, but this one has four ears.

"A genetic abnormality gave Yoda, of Downers Grove, Ill., four ear flaps instead of two.

"Ted and Valerie Rock first spied the little guy in 2006 at neighborhood bar on the South Side of Chicago before a Bears game. He was the last of a litter of eight put up for adoption by the bar's owner...."

The article doesn't say anything about whether Yoda likes to be scratched behind the ears.

Cats with extra toes are fairly common: this is the first time I've heard of one with extra external ears.
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2 comments:

  1. BrigidAugust 20, 2008 at 11:56 AM

    "Ted and Valerie Rock first spied the little guy in 2006 at neighborhood bar on the South Side of Chicago..."

    I see there's also no mention if they promptly emptied their drinks into the nearest potted plant before being told that they really were seeing what they thought they were seeing.

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  2. Brian H. GillAugust 20, 2008 at 4:07 PM

    Brigid,

    :)

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