Meet the Extraordinary Two-Faced Cat Scientists Call a 'Chimera'

Now here’s a look you don’t see everyday. This adorable little two-faced cat has scientists wondering if she is a true ‘Chimera.’

Well if this isn’t one of the most unique looking little cats you’ve ever seen…an adorable little fluff ball that looks like she literally has two different faces in one.

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One side is orange like a tabby, with an amber-green cat-eye, while the other half is jet black with a blue ocean eye.

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Her name is Quimera, which means ‘chimera’ in Spanish. True ‘chimera’ creatures are those who are made up of cells from two or more different embryos, and extremely rare. It’s not known if she is a true chimera, or just a very normal cat with some very unique markings.

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Several years ago, a cat named Venus stole the internet limelight looking almost the opposite of this little Quimera. Geneticist Virginia Papaioannou said that Venus was probably not a true chimera, but most likely an extremely unique Calico cat. She believes that that may be the case for this little Quimera.

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Regardless of her DNA, she’s adorable and fascinating, and has stolen the hearts of interwebs watchers everywhere just being a sweet little normal cat, though she looks far from normal.

It’s easy to see why!

 

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