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A Stray Cat Just Recently Gave Birth. But When They Saw Her Kitten? OMG!

Eyona is a special kitten. We will get to that later. Last March Eyona was discovered by volunteers from TEARS Animal Rescue. They were working in South Africa when they found Eyona amidst a tabby’s litter of six kittens that were hidden away in Cape Town Park. Eyona was entirely unlike his siblings and mother, who all looked more or less alike.


Eyona’s hair was dark black and gray and it grew in patches, though he tested negative for skin diseases. It took a while for the rescuers to put a word to it, but eventually they did — Eyona looks like a wolf.

Image Credit: TEARS Animal Rescue

It turns out that Eyona has a mutation that makes him a Lykoi or “Werewolf” cat. Dr. Jonny Gobble, who is a specialist in this new breed, inspect Eyona and confirmed that he has the mutation. Eyona is one of thirty-five cats in the world to by a Lykoi.

Image Credit: TEARS Animal Rescue

The mutation was first discovered in 2010, and it’s been expanding since then. Eyona now looks a little scary, and quite dog-like (hence the werewolf designation). That said, his rescuers say that the mutation is only on the outside, and that on the inside Eyona is just like any other cat.

Image Credit: TEARS Animal Rescue

TEARS has paired Eyona with a loving foster mom to protect him from people who might just want to use him to breed more Lykoi cats. Because of this, Eyona is guaranteed to live a long and happy life. What a happy little werewolf! Hopefully he doesn’t develop a bloodlust…

Image Credit: TEARS Animal Rescue

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