Another winged cat has appeared in China. Its owner, an elderly woman named Feng from the Chinese city of Xianyang, is only amazed - an ordinary representative of the feline family, unexpectedly for everyone, acquired two branches, the length of which is about ten centimeters.
Moreover, these wings are made of bones and make the animal, according to its owner, similar to an angel. "At first they looked like tumors, but in a little over a month they quickly grew into full-fledged wings," says the Chinese woman.
The owner explains the appearance of the wings by the fact that her cat may have been sexually abused. “In the spring, he was just besieged by crowds of cats, and then wings began to grow,” she said.
However, according to experts, the phenomenon is most likely a consequence of a genetic mutation. They also claim that “wings” do not interfere with the normal existence of a cat …
In 1975, the Manchester Evening News published a photograph of an amazing cat that had joined a construction crew in Trafford Park a few years earlier. He was distinguished from ordinary cats by two long fluffy wings hanging from the back and clearly visible in the photograph.
Manchester and Xianyang winged cats are not the only ones of their kind. Quite a few of these animals were known both in Britain and abroad, but until recently, the phenomenon of winged cats had no explanation. However, in the early 1990s, a genetically determined skin disorder became known - and the long-awaited answer was found.
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A disease known as feline cutaneous asthenia, causes the cat's skin to become excessively elastic, especially on the shoulders, back, and thighs, and easily curl into long, wing-like coats. They are not only covered with hair, but can also move up and down if the corresponding muscle tissue is included in them. Moreover, these protrusions are removed very easily and without causing bleeding - this is where the stories about how the wings of the cat "faded" come from.