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Venus the Two-Faced Cat a Mystery

Middle Child, do you think something like this could be the reason "Little Cat" has those "secret stripes?"

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120831-venus-two-faced-cat-genetics-animals-science/


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Re: ATTN MC: Famous feline may have different DNA on each side of her body
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2013, 06:32:31 AM »
LOL!  Her Secret Stripes go all the way around and are actually quite common in cats who appear to be a 'solid' color. Now that her fur is so lovely and thick from the raw diet I almost never see them any more.

I've always felt slightly sorry for that kitty in the story, or any kitty made "famous" and forced to go on talk shows.  Well, I supposed some cats enjoy that kind of life, but no cat I've ever met would.

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Re: ATTN MC: Famous feline may have different DNA on each side of her body
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2013, 01:15:04 PM »
I just wondered that b/c with Cardigan Corgis, sometimes a litter will have a "cryptic" blue merle one--one blue eye, one brown.

http://professorpemzini.tumblr.com/post/17716773772/cryptic-blue-merle-cardigan-welsh-corgis-also

And yes...I feel sorry for a lot of the things (including people) in this world that are "different" and forced to be a side-show.

I found this case of it really fascinating since obviously it can happen w/o having an actual blue merle appearance too:

http://www.welshcorgi-news.ch/Leseecke/InfoCorgi/Cryptic_merle_eng.html
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Re: ATTN MC: Famous feline may have different DNA on each side of her body
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2013, 02:02:40 PM »
The two different color of eyes are pretty cool.
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