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'Two-faced' chimera cat Venus is an overnight internet sensation [w/video]
Metro [UK] ^ | 31st August, 2012 | Mark Molloy

Posted on 09/01/2012 11:48:58 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows

Thousands have flocked to the unusual moggy's Facebook page which has received over 40,000 likes, while a video of the cute cat has racked up almost one million views on YouTube in just a matter of days.

The cats symmetrically divided black and ginger facial fur has been likened to a much cuter version of fictional comic book character, Batman's infamous adversary Two-Face.

Venus may look like she comes from another planet but her striking appearance and opposing coloured eyes have a far more ordinary explanation - genetic mutation.

'We've heard everything from Photoshop to we've dyed half of her face,' her owner Christina, from North Carolina, told the Today Show. 'This is just the way she was born, that's it.'

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It seems stardom now awaits Venus; having already appeared on America's the Today Show, the unusual-looking kitty has been tipped to star in Lady Gaga's next video.

(Excerpt) Read more at metro.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: kittyping
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To: Sirius Lee

They have, you betcha.


21 posted on 09/02/2012 8:16:43 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: TheOldLady

She seem very sweet in her videos. Her hoomins are well-trained.


22 posted on 09/02/2012 8:19:26 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: freekitty

She’s actually quite talented, but I find her whole “Lady GaGa” schtick to be tiresome at best.


23 posted on 09/02/2012 8:23:01 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Seizethecarp

They are amazing, at that.


24 posted on 09/02/2012 8:24:37 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: OrangeHoof

FYI:

Barack is not hslf-black. He is 50% sub-Saharan Arab, 47% white and 3% black. Not even enough to qualify for his Affirmative Action grants.


25 posted on 09/02/2012 9:11:42 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Pray like everything is up to God and work like everything is up to you!)
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To: Monkey Face

Oops! Corrrection: 50% white and 47% sub-Saharan Arab. Someone I know needs coffee this morning! LOL!


26 posted on 09/02/2012 9:13:38 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Pray like everything is up to God and work like everything is up to you!)
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To: Moose4
...I guess it’s an optical illusion caused by the markings.)

Or the camera angle or lens.

27 posted on 09/02/2012 9:15:26 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Pray like everything is up to God and work like everything is up to you!)
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To: Slings and Arrows

That is one laid-back kitteh! Totally in charge of all she surveys. What a sweetheart.


28 posted on 09/02/2012 9:30:45 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Slings and Arrows

Is she a chimera, or a mutation? The article says both, and they are very different. She looks more like a chimera, in which case she’d be the most incredible chimera I’ve seen.

A chimera is a singularly functioning organism comprised of genetic material from what started out as twins. Usually the only clue is some subtle small body part, like mismatching eyes, or an extra foot; if neither twin is so dominant, odds are you’ll get siamese twins, instead.

If that cat has a perfect half head from each twin, that’s amazing.


29 posted on 09/02/2012 9:30:52 AM PDT by dangus
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To: Slings and Arrows

Beautiful calico cat!


30 posted on 09/02/2012 10:29:11 AM PDT by Nowhere Man (June 28th, 2012, the Day America Jumped The Shark.)
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To: dangus

*shrug*


31 posted on 09/02/2012 11:32:38 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows
"It’s Frank Gorshen’s cat!" LOL!
32 posted on 09/02/2012 12:54:40 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

Reference caught. ;^)


33 posted on 09/02/2012 1:23:30 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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