Did you know polydactyl cats have a genetic mutation? Learn more about cats with extra toes.

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In a stunning new study, geneticists in Japan have revealed how injecting a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal gene into mice has led to profound changes in their skeletal structure. This experiment, ...

Polydactyly of (a) hands and (b) feet.Human polydactyly is a condition of extra digits on hands or feet.

This Maine Coon kitten has all those qualities in spades—especially the toe pads. For this baby ginger cat is what is known as a polydactyl cat, and he has more toes than most.

In Ancient Egypt, 1,500 years before Christ, cats were not only companions but afforded almost godly status. In a more ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A kitten with a bunch of extra toes has recently become a big hit on Albuquerque Animal Welfare’s social media accounts. “Polydactylism” is a genet… ...

Polydactyly—having extra fingers and/or toes—is usually treated at birth by surgically removing the extra digits. Because this mutation is often removed very early in life, there have been few ...

Shots of polydactyl cat Nala "making biscuits". The internet is obsessed with a cat's adorable actions after the video went viral on video sharing site TikTok. miloandnala2/TikTok The fairly ...