WE ♥️ POLYDACTYL CATS
also known as:
Hemingway Cats
Mitten Cats
Boxing Cats
or Snowshow Cats
Meet Ernie, a polydactl cat who lives in Brooklyn, New York and is named after Ernest Hemingway, a famous fan of polydactyl cats.
"There’s nothing cuter than a kitty’s paws, right? When it comes to polydactyl cats—or cats born with more than the usual number of toes on their paws—the extra toes just compound the cuteness. While most cats have five toes on their front paws and four toes on their back paws, polydactyl cats can have six (or more!) on each paw. Although polydactyly, a genetic abnormality that results in extra digits, is more common in certain geographic regions of the world, it can affect any breed of cat, male or female, big or small." -The Spruce Pets
Some Fun Facts About Polydactyl Cats:
- • Polydactyl cats are considered lucky
- • According to the Guinnes Book of World Records, a polydactyl ginger tabby named Jake holds the record for the most toes. (He has 28 toes in total--seven toes on each paw.)
- • Polydactyl cats can be found in all parts of the world, but they're more common in the East Coast of North America, Western England, and Wales.
- • Polydactyl cats' toes sometimes have extra benefits for some cats, because they're better able to balance on surfaces, climb, hunt, and capture prey