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7. Other Odd Features

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Although all her hair has now grown back Gaia will always look a little different from other cats according to Susan. The little kitten has a half-tail which tapers into a corkscrew shape at the end. Secondly, she is polydactyl on her front paws. Polydactyly is a genetic condition that causes the cat to be born with more than the usual number of toes on one or more of its paws.

These conditions weren’t just fluke accidents by nature, there are reasons behind them, and the team was eager to know if they could prevent this in the future.

By Daniel

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