The New “Werewolf Cat” Highlights The Complicated Ethics of Breeding
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Usually, people prefer cats with full, robust fur, shunning those mangier specimens with thin, scraggly hairs. But that might be changing. The “werewolf cat” just might be the next big thing.
The Lykoi cat is a new breed, one that’s only been around for a few years. The name is derived from the word “#lycanthrope,” because its patchy fur coverage makes it look kind of like a werewolf. At Nautilus Magazine, Ian Chant explains how it’s all thanks to a genetic anomaly that affects hair growth.