Even Ultimate Cat Lovers Don’t Know These Feline Facts

Cats With Six Toes Are Named After Hemingway

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There are some cats in the world born with six toes and they’re called polydactyl cats. They are born with extra digits due to a genetic condition called polydactyly.

In the 1930’s Ernest Hemingway was gifted a polydactyl kitten that he named Show White. At the time, Hemingway was living on the small island of Key West and as a result, the museum of his name is rampant with Snow White’s descendants!