Is This a Cat or a Miniature Beast? A Four-Eared Cat Goes Viral Online, Have You Seen One?
Many of the little companions who pay attention to Big Cat are very fond of cats, no matter what breed of cat, will rely on their cute appearance, win the hearts of a large number of cat scavengers. Even Sphinx cats, in the circles of Big Cat's fans, there are many enthusiasts.
However, the world is full of surprises! We usually recognize cats as having two big eyes, a cute little nose, and a mouth that looks like a 'Mercedes-Benz' logo, and two soft ears that feel cool to the touch. This appearance seems to be the standard for all cats!
However, recently Big Cat saw a cat with four ears on the internet! It's not a monster, and this four-eared cat not only looks not strange, but also cute!
In fact, the first to discover this four-eared cat was in a car yard in Vladivostok, Russia. This cat named Lunitk had four ears, different from other cats!
Besides having two more ears than other kittens, Lunitk and normal cats didn't have any differences. However, when you first look at it, it looks a bit like... Six-eared monkey? (Couldn't find a good photo of the Six-eared Monkey, so I took a photo of Big Cat's blind box~)
The matter of four-eared cats is not a new thing. There are also occasional occurrences. There was also a two-eared four-eared cat found in Melbourne, Australia, and these two cats were brothers!
These two four-eared cats were born to a cat mother in the wild. Afterwards, they were rescued by local animal shelters. One of the cats was named 'Frankie'. Unlike his little brother, Frankie had more unfortunate experiences, besides having four ears, it also suffered from a serious infection in its right eye.
Frankie's infection worried people that it could affect other parts of the body, so the veterinarian had to perform an eye removal surgery on Frankie.
People say that when God closes one door for you, He will leave another open. Even if Frankie has experienced so many difficulties and lost a beautiful eye, it is still thanks to Frankie's gentle and optimistic personality that he met the person who truly loved and protected him!
Actually, four-eared cats are not exclusive to foreign countries. There are legends about four-eared cats in ancient China. There is a very famous cat in China, which was regarded as ‘catching mice’ by the people, that is ‘Jianzhou Cat’.
What people know about Jianzhou Cat is that they have developed muscle cells and are excellent at catching mice, but few people know that Jianzhou Cat also has a noticeable characteristic, that is their ear outlines are overlapping, forming two large and two small ears, with a small ear within the ears, which creates a four-eared state, so they are also called Jianzhou four-eared cats!
About Jianzhou four-eared cats, there was a record in ‘Sichuan Official History’ – ‘Two ears for cats in the world, only Jianzhou cats have four ears.’ And Yuan Mei’s ‘Unspeaking’ also described Jianzhou cats: ‘Jianzhou, all cats have four ears. There are Jianzhou cats coming to Jianzhou, for a word.’
In a period, people used to raise or give Jianzhou cats as a representative of elegance, which shows how popular Jianzhou cats are! Because of the four-eared characteristics of Jianzhou cats, they were once selected as tribute by the Ming Dynasty Emperor!
Many people who have seen Jianzhou cats still have doubts, because no matter how you look at it, Jianzhou cats don't have two ears, they have two ear canals and two ears that can hear sound, it's like... the other two are for selling cute!
Actually, Jianzhou cats' four ears are more derived from people's inference and imagination, just like the beginning of the article, the true four-eared cats are often caused by genetic mutations!
Although four-eared cats look like they have four ears, they are just like normal cats, they only have two ear canals and two ears that can hear, it's like... the other two are for selling cute!
Today's interactive topic: What is the most strange cat you have ever seen? Is it strange in appearance or in character? Let's discuss in the comment section!
I am Big Cat, a hardcore cat lover.
