Ginger Cat Has Thumbs That Will Cure the World with Cuteness

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1. Thumbs up 🐾

[Lovie777]

2. Interesting . . ..

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3. My rating for this video. . . .

[perfessor]

4. We also have a ginger polydactyl.

We call him Toby.

[Farmer-Rick]

7. So, can you tell me if he can catch mice better?

I would think those paws would be very useful at catching mice.

Though actually the best mice catcher I knew was a big boy I got from the rescue. If there was a mouse that passed near him, he would catch it. But his claws had been removed when I got him, so he had to stay inside. He evidently didn't need them for mice catching.

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9. The legend is, that

... polydactyls first came over to the colonies in the 1600's. Sailors regarded them as good luck, perhaps because of mouse-catching abilities. As trade expanded along the eastern seaboard, so did the thumb-cats.

Ours doesn't get much opportunity to go after mice, but he's pretty wicked with the fuzz-balls we leave lying around.

[Farmer-Rick]

11. Thanks

It sounds like they maybe good mice catchers.

I could see how sailors would want to keep them on ships.

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10. Toby

Cute name for polydactyl!

[Naio]

5. My cat is a polydactyl ... pepper is a black tuxedo I rescue her from the street like 8 years ago

Aww. Beautiful ginger cat ,love the video .

[ShazzieB]

6. I love polydactyls!

Those thumbs are SO cute!

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8. He looks

like a Scottish Fold as well. Those cute little turned down ears☺️

[Bayard]

12. Oh, no!

Opposable thumbs. Nothing is safe.

Love ginger kitties, and this one is pretty darn cute.

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13. Awwwwwwwwwwwwww!

Give that kitty a big hand!!!

[Yavin4]

14. They are evolving.

Soon. They will lord over us.

[yellowdogintexas]

15. Ernest Hemingway had several polydactyls. Their descendants live on the grounds of

his home in Key West. There about fifty of them and they have complete run of the place; not all of them are polydactyls but it is pretty cool to take the tour and see all the cats. They are quite friendly.

The guides told us there is always a breeding pair or two to keep the line going

https://www.hemingwayhome.com/

We had a polydactyl Siamese mix. He was a marvelous cat