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Given the importance we affix to looking someone (or something) else in the eyes, it's no wonder that heterochromic creatures, or creatures with two different eye colors, are so striking. Though heterochromia is fairly rare in humans, its occurrence is far higher among animals, especially cats. Take a look!
Heterochromia is a genetic trait that, depending on the creature it happens in, can be due to inbreeding, genetic inheritance or mutation. In some breeds of cats, like the Turkish Angora, heterochromia is a desirable trait that breeders try to maintain.
One cat in this list – Venus – is heterochromic due to chimerism, a different genetic trait that causes her body to express different pigmentation genes for each half of her body.
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SarahDacquigan-Yukianki (Submission author) 9 years ago
He's been hit by a reckless driver. I didn't even get to see him for 2 days before he left. Miss him loads
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LaurenStransky (Submission author) 9 years ago
Learned something new today: Heterochromia is a genetic trait that
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LaniShepard 9 years ago
I am noticing that the majority of animals with different colored eyes are white cats. Are they bread that way?
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Sarah Simons 4 years ago
Everyone wants a white cat or husky with heterochromia, but this... I want,
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BrendaSpence 9 years ago
All animals are unique, these just made me happy to see beautiful in different
BrendaSpence 9 years ago
All animals are unique, these just made me happy to see beautiful in different
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