Winged Cats
Posted: 28 August 2008 08:21 AM   [ Ignore ]
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While most cats are known for their ability to land on their feet, some in China may soon be able to glide to safety on their mysterious wings.

A tabby from the Qingyan province in China recently sprouted a pair of fur-covered wings on his back during a hot-weather spell, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported.

Immediately, the unique kitty became a spectacle to behold, as visitors flocked to see the unusual feline.

One cat owner, identified only as Feng, claimed her pet’s wings were the result of stress from too many females desiring to mate with him, the Mail reported.

“At first they were just two bumps,” she told the Mail. “But they started to grow quickly and after a month there were two wings.”

But the owner later grew fearful that the tabby would either be stolen by envious admirers or that it would fly away and decided to cut one of the two flappers off, World Entertainment News Network said.

Cats with wings can be explained through several scientific explanations, including leg deformities, huge mats of hair or a condition known as feline cutaneous asthenia or FCA, which causes the cat’s skin to grow in heavy folds on its back or shoulders, online magazine Cryptozoology reported.

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Posted: 28 August 2008 09:11 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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They seem to be popular in China.  I wonder if they’re more common in proportion to their population in China than they are elsewhere?

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Posted: 28 August 2008 10:38 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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Or maybe it was common in one family line of cats…and has simply been contained inside the country.

Sort of like the 5 toed cats in Key West.

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Posted: 28 August 2008 12:27 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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Both of those look to be calico too and calico cats are nearly always females (that is, it’s rare for a male to have the calico coat).  I wonder if there is a correlation.

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Posted: 28 August 2008 01:09 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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Maegan - 28 August 2008 10:38 AM

Sort of like the 5 toed cats in Key West.

They have five toad-cats in Key West?

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Posted: 28 August 2008 02:38 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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Why do the wings always sprout after the cat is “sexually harrassed”?

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Posted: 28 August 2008 08:44 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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Was going to post this but you beat me to it, Sharruma.

Here’s a non-FOX article with more pictures:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1049610/Ready-Tiddles-Meet-cats-sprouted-wings.html

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Posted: 29 August 2008 03:33 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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Yes know that phase 1 is complete of OPERATION F.K.O.D (flying kitties of doom) i can say that china would be conqured by the time i get some more winged cats smile just 500000000 cats to go

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