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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 9:48:09 GMT -5
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Post by mickeyobe on Jul 20, 2014 10:36:04 GMT -5
Wayne,
Digit is beautiful. But then I am a sucker for cats.
I wonder if Carl Sandburg had a multi toed feline in mind when he wrote
"The fog creeps in on little cat feet"
Digit must be good at math with so many digits to count on.
Mickey
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 11:29:24 GMT -5
Digit is a polydactyly cat. According to Wikipedia, the true polydactyly is a congenital abnormality, genetically inherited.
Normal cats have a total of 18 toes, with five toes on each front paw and four toes on each hind paw; polydactyl cats may have as many as eight digits on their front and/or hind paws. Tiger, a Canadian polydactyl cat with 27 toes, was recognised by Guinness World Records as having the highest number of toes on a cat. Various combinations of anywhere from four to seven toes per paw are common, and the number of toes on either the front or rear paws is typically the same. Polydactyly is most commonly found on the front paws only, it is rare for a cat to have polydactyl hind paws only, and polydactyly of all four paws is even less common. Digit has 24 toes. This type of cat is sometimes called a "Hemingway Cat" because when Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West, Florida he had a number of cats of this type.
The cats seem to have originated in England and Wales. Sailors on the old sailing ships considered them good lick (and good rodent hunters) so they eventually showed up in America. They are more common on the Eastern Seaboard.
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Post by philbirch on Jul 20, 2014 16:56:15 GMT -5
I had a manx cat, she had the normal toes but no tail. Its how they are born. I had to google how many toes a cat had before I understood what you were about.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 17:50:54 GMT -5
My sister had a Manx cat I remember it had unusually large back feet -- sort of resembling a rabbit's but they had the standard number of toes -- five on front feet and four on the back feet. The lack of a tail on the Manx is a genetic mutation -- like the toes on a polydactyly cat. My sister's Manx cat was very quiet. It didn't really meow. made sort of a chirping sound.
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Post by philbirch on Jul 20, 2014 19:30:13 GMT -5
My sister had a Manx cat I remember it had unusually large back feet -- sort of resembling a rabbit's but they had the standard number of toes -- five on front feet and four on the back feet. The lack of a tail on the Manx is a genetic mutation -- like the toes on a polydactyly cat. My sister's Manx cat was very quiet. It didn't really meow. made sort of a chirping sound. Minnie (the Manx) had long back legs too and yes she didnt meow hers was a kind of cross between a purr and a short mew "prrrew" |
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Post by mickeyobe on Jul 20, 2014 20:57:27 GMT -5
Wayne,
That fourth picture is indicative of what you may expect.
He will lounge about and give you orders.
And you had better hop to it PDQ.
Since he is related to the king of the beasts he is purrrfectly within his rights.
Mickey
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Post by truls on Jul 21, 2014 3:36:37 GMT -5
The newest member of our household. His name is Digit and his feet tell you where the name comes from. He's a natural poser. Shot with my Nikon D50. That's a beautiful cat, and great images! I never new cats could have different number of toes... We have two cats, keeping unwanted creeps from the house, and they like to sit on the lap for hours. A cat could easy live for 15 years, so you have a long commitment to come. |
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Post by Rachel on Jul 21, 2014 4:00:16 GMT -5
What a lovely cat Wayne.
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