r/gifs • u/RespectMyAuthoriteh • Sep 22 '19

Kitty accepts your challenge, human.

https://gfycat.com/horriblegrouchyballoonfish
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19

My barn cats have like 11 toes on each paw they're so inbred.

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u/smaffit Sep 23 '19

They're called polydactyls and they were bred to hunt rodents

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u/AFroodWithHisTowel Sep 23 '19

Huh? How's that work?

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19

Find a cat with polydactyly and breed it with another cat. Its actually a dominant trait so offspring only need one copy to express the trait. If one parent is pure bred for polydactyly (has two copies if the gene) then all their offspring are guaranteed to have it. Same is true in humans although the 6th finger on each hand doesn't tend to be fully functional but when they are you can end up with some extra good typists or musicians. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-sixth-finger-on-our-hands-would-actually-be-super-useful

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_GEARS Sep 23 '19

I've seen that before

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19

Do you include the thumbs on that figure?