The Old man and six-toed cats

Regular felines like us have a total of 18 toes, 5 each on the front paws and 4 on the rear. Polydactyl cats due to a genetic abnormality have upto 26 toes!! Imagine all the extra grooming :(



Ernest Hemingway, the great author was gifted a polydactyl cat which he fondly raised. Soon there were little polydactyls running all over the hemingway house ("One cat leads to another"). Now his house is a museum and one of the big attractions on this Key West island home is its huge brood of 'mutant' cats. They are named after celebrities, just like me and are taken good care of. Check out fotos and more fun details @ this link

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/at-hemingways-house-tourists-come-for-the-109775792337.html