▲ 536 ▼ How many brain cells does this one have? (thelemmy.club) submitted 17 hours ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/cat@lemmy.world 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 17 hours ago (8 children) thats gotta be a chimera right? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 15 points 13 hours ago Usually chimerism in cats presents as split down the middle vertically - if this is chimerism then it's exceptionally rare, even amongst chimeras. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dekaneos@lemmy.world 37 points 16 hours ago (1 child) Ed..ward... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 15 points 13 hours ago Oh no... permalink fedilink source parent [–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 17 hours ago (4 children) Either chimera or calico permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago (2 children) I've never seen a calico with such a distinct pattern like that. The cat literally looks half ginger tabby, half tuxedo. Definitely a chimera. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lokoschade@feddit.org 11 points 12 hours ago* While my cat doesn't have as big distinct patches of color, she also has solid black fur (sprinkled with tiny red specks) and her orange head spot shows a tabby pattern. Their genetics are similar, just the expression is different. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lokoschade@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago* Nah totally possible to be a normal calico, just that she has the a/a agouti gene so the black fur shows up completely black. Orange fur always shows up tabby, regardless of the agouti gene permalink fedilink source parent [–] Photonic@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago I can’t find any chimeras or calico cats that look anything like this, so I’m gonna go with hidden option c or d: it’s AI or someone painted their cat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 15 points 13 hours ago Usually chimerism in cats presents as split down the middle vertically - if this is chimerism then it's exceptionally rare, even amongst chimeras. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dekaneos@lemmy.world 37 points 16 hours ago (1 child) Ed..ward... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 15 points 13 hours ago Oh no... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 17 hours ago (4 children) Either chimera or calico permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago (2 children) I've never seen a calico with such a distinct pattern like that. The cat literally looks half ginger tabby, half tuxedo. Definitely a chimera. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lokoschade@feddit.org 11 points 12 hours ago* While my cat doesn't have as big distinct patches of color, she also has solid black fur (sprinkled with tiny red specks) and her orange head spot shows a tabby pattern. Their genetics are similar, just the expression is different. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lokoschade@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago* Nah totally possible to be a normal calico, just that she has the a/a agouti gene so the black fur shows up completely black. Orange fur always shows up tabby, regardless of the agouti gene permalink fedilink source parent [–] Photonic@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago I can’t find any chimeras or calico cats that look anything like this, so I’m gonna go with hidden option c or d: it’s AI or someone painted their cat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago (2 children) I've never seen a calico with such a distinct pattern like that. The cat literally looks half ginger tabby, half tuxedo. Definitely a chimera. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lokoschade@feddit.org 11 points 12 hours ago* While my cat doesn't have as big distinct patches of color, she also has solid black fur (sprinkled with tiny red specks) and her orange head spot shows a tabby pattern. Their genetics are similar, just the expression is different. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lokoschade@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago* Nah totally possible to be a normal calico, just that she has the a/a agouti gene so the black fur shows up completely black. Orange fur always shows up tabby, regardless of the agouti gene permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lokoschade@feddit.org 11 points 12 hours ago* While my cat doesn't have as big distinct patches of color, she also has solid black fur (sprinkled with tiny red specks) and her orange head spot shows a tabby pattern. Their genetics are similar, just the expression is different. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lokoschade@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago* Nah totally possible to be a normal calico, just that she has the a/a agouti gene so the black fur shows up completely black. Orange fur always shows up tabby, regardless of the agouti gene permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago I can’t find any chimeras or calico cats that look anything like this, so I’m gonna go with hidden option c or d: it’s AI or someone painted their cat. permalink fedilink source parent
