In Cape Town, South Africa, volunteers for an animal rescue group have found a kitten belonging to what’s sometimes called the “world's rarest breed of cat”—Lykoi cats, whose hair grows in an unusual, wolf-like way.
This kitten was found under a bush with a litter of other, normal-looking kittens. Lykoi cats’ difference comes from a rare genetic mutation, and after testing, the group determined that this kitten had that same quality, which makes it the 35th cat discovered to have developed the mutation spontaneously.
Back in 2010, though, breeders in American started raising cats that showed this quality. Because of the mutation, the cats lack hair on their faces.
They also cannot grow an undercoat and can molt so that at times they’re bald. These changes give them a shaggy appearance, which the breeders thought resembled that of a wolf. They named the cats Lykoi after the Greek word for wolf.
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This kitten was found under a bush with a litter of other, normal-looking kittens. Lykoi cats’ difference comes from a rare genetic mutation, and after testing, the group determined that this kitten had that same quality, which makes it the 35th cat discovered to have developed the mutation spontaneously.
Back in 2010, though, breeders in American started raising cats that showed this quality. Because of the mutation, the cats lack hair on their faces.
They also cannot grow an undercoat and can molt so that at times they’re bald. These changes give them a shaggy appearance, which the breeders thought resembled that of a wolf. They named the cats Lykoi after the Greek word for wolf.
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Photos: TEARS Animal Rescue
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