Saturday, May 26, 2012

Polydactyl Felines...or Six-Toed Cats!

Cat Paw : Bengal cat
Photo courtesy 123rf.com

Cats normally have five toes in their front paws and four toes on their back paws.   Cats with six or more toes on their paws (polydactyl cats) are commonly found in New England, Nova Scotia, and Sweden.  Polydactyl cats are virtually never found in Europe.  For more information click here and click here.  What did you learn today?

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