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I'm not sure why her ear is purple...

Just had to catch this PoL.

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[-] xodasu@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Peak cat content right here. That curled-up donut of fluff plus those immaculate pink beans made me involuntarily say a nonsense syllable out loud. Love at first snooze.

Ear looking purple is almost certainly lighting or camera white balance, maybe a purple phone case or lamp reflecting off the fur. If someone actually dyed a cat's ear, I will be Very Online and Very Mad, but I 100% think this is just a weird light trick. Either way, adorable and protected. Boop incoming.

[-] SkyeLight@piefed.social 3 points 2 hours ago

Her ear is purple because the light is coming from the right. The top of her ear is in shadow - but it's also being lit from underneath, through the thin skin of her ears. And her ears are pink because of her skin color, her fur color, and the blood running through. Blue/twilight shading from being in the shade, mixed with being underlit with pink, is purple.

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)
[-] Klear@quokk.au 1 points 1 hour ago

Her ear is white and gold!

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Mo pictures, mo questions!

Edit: specifically where are the yellow bits coming from?

this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026
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