winged kitty from China
By CraftyCorner
@CraftyCorner (5600)
United States
May 27, 2009 8:38pm CST
Here is a kitty from China who is just like any other kitty. With one (or two) exceptions. There are two bony protrusions on it's back. The more winsome call them wings. This kitty cannot fly though.
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Scientists believe it may a twin not quite separated during gestation. Or it may be a malformation from the mother ingesting a chemical during her pregnancy or a malformed chromosome.
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Whatever the origins of this kitty and her 'wings', she seems to be living well, if grounded.
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14 responses
@chookie1971 (2271)
• Australia
28 May 09
wow. that is so incredible. And it looks like a pretty cat. I am practially speakless. Could this be an angel in disguise?
@chookie1971 (2271)
• Australia
28 May 09
opps speakless should have been speechless. I can't even talk properly after looking at the picture. 
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
29 May 09
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Oh man, that's rough not being able to grab an online when you want whenever you want. That's a luxury I couldn't live without 
@Loen210 (1540)
• United States
28 May 09
Thanks for sharing this with us. I seem to remember this story coming out in the past (in the news or animal info places, but not sure). She is beautiful (or he?), and do hope is comfortable. But I hope she is treated well too, not having to eat off of the floor constantly like in the photo.
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
28 May 09
Hmmm, Don't let the 'dirty' coat fool you, those white or light coats are difficult to keep clean in China's dirty air. As for eating off the floor, that's probably treats he/she's eating.
@SaviourV (260)
• Malaysia
28 May 09
Saviour-V teleports in...
Interesting specimen. Perhaps a little more research should yield variants that can actually fly. Maybe the phrase "when pigs fly" might come true sooner or later.
Saviour-V grins slightly...
But there's a shadow to all this. I mean, considering China's well-known for many a chemical scare, what if this was one of the results?
Then again, this could be a one-off case. I don't know how well I'd be able to take care of one of these, even though I've got a cat-lover for a Dad.
Saviour-V bows, before teleporting out...
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
28 May 09
Umm, there's been too many of these 'odd' critters around the planet, more likely Kitty has a skin condition or is a conjoined twin of some sort...
@Fortunata (1135)
• United States
28 May 09
I'm surprised it wasn't eaten, lol. My brother had a korean friend, and he told my brother once, "If you see white dog, let me know. The ones with white fur are the tastiest." Yuck!1 person likes this
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
29 May 09
That is just...DISGUSTING! Sorry, cultural bias showing. There is no difference between white and other color critter though.
@ccarabuena (442)
• Cebu, Philippines
28 May 09
Ohh How sad to hear that...Yeahh dogs are one of the top meat in korea..
You wanna know why? because according to them, its an aphrodisiac..
and it will heat up their body during winter days...
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@janiceines (799)
• Singapore
28 May 09
very rare , and it's look cute , what can they do with the wings ? do you own that kitten ?
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
28 May 09
The kitty lives in China, and I live in the United States. The wings will be left alone I'd imagine unless they cause the kitty problems. She just looked so different, and unique...
@sophie_dfuss (2365)
• Philippines
28 May 09
I thought the picture was fake but as I searched the internet, there are more cases like that in China. The winged kittens look cute and unique though they can't fly. Those kind of kittens look like Pokemons
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
29 May 09
Yes, they do look like cartoons. Pokemons are adorable.
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
28 May 09
Yes, little strange fur-balls have been landing among us for awhile...
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
29 May 09
That's no problem...MyLot can be a tricky site to navigate because it's very big. Because it's graphics intensive it can be very slow to load too.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
14 Oct 09
Hello CraftyCorner. This topic of yours interested me because I just heard about it this morning when my colleague was having a chat with me. I find that it is hard to imagine a kitten with a pair of wings. I agree with you on those thoughts about the winged kitty. I am wondering how the kitten is getting on now. Hope it is living well still.
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
15 Oct 09
The 'wings' are not true wings at all. They are in fact a malformation of the skin or of the bone. I do not know what happened to the kitty, I too hope he or she is doing well.
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
5 Jun 09
eheheheh..this very strange this catwih wings..but she fly away in china or stay to the land as all other cats in the earth?if yes you must car to open your windows your cat will fly outside:):)
@haiershen (1080)
• China
15 Oct 09
it is very rare, i'm very suprised of my eyes, a pair of wings in a cat?
looks very cute and pretty. i'm very interested in what's the wing's function?
good luck and have a nice day!
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
15 Oct 09
This kitty was born or developed a skin or bone malformation from where I don't know, but is lucky to have a loving home. There appears to be no pain involved. The fanciful would say there is a pair of wings there.
@ccarabuena (442)
• Cebu, Philippines
28 May 09
It is one of the rare case in animals...
But it's a nice thing to know this kind of information...
That's very informative.
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
29 May 09
Yea, it's also nice that this kitty has a good home...
@kena1979 (49)
• United States
28 May 09
Wow.. I think its amazing.. Very unique... I personally think that the world would be alot better if things like this would happen more often and be left alone instead of people cutting off and trying to make everything look "normal" as they say. I hope they don't try and cut his wings off.
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
28 May 09
No, although If the wings cause the kitty problems I could understand. Some winged kitties find the wings very uncomfortable to painful.
