Four-eared feline

Fame finds 4-eared feline thanks to Internet photo
Fri Aug 22, 10:21 PM ET


DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - The owners of Yoda — a cat with four ears — could use a couple extra hands to answer their telephones.

Ted and Valerie Rock said they've been inundated with television offers and media inquiries since their son posted a photo of their smoke-colored cat on a Web site. That turned the four-eared feline from a suburban animal oddity into an instant Internet celebrity.
The Rocks, from the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, have fielded calls from "Good Morning America," "Fox News" and "The Tyra Banks Show." The cat's photo has graced the London Guardian and a British tabloid. The Daily Mail said if Batman had a cat, it would be Yoda.
"It's amazing," Ted Rock said. "For the past few days, our phone has just been ringing off the hook."
Yoda's extra ears give him a hint of a devilish appearance. The Rocks said they found him in 2006 while watching a Chicago Bears game at a Blue Island bar.
Some in the bar were passing the then-eight-week old kitten around, making fun of his extra set of ears, mocking his appearance and calling him names such as "Devil Cat" and "Beelzebub."
It wasn't quite love at first sight, but the Rocks felt sorry for the cat and offered to adopt the kitten from the bar's owner, who kept the animal caged atop the bar for his customers' amusement.

Dear Srini,

Great to read about the four eared feline that achieved celebrity status after the kind hearted couple adopted him.
The picture does give the poor cat an eerie appearance specially that the fur is of a dark colour.
Who knows may get movie roles soon too and become more famous !

Paulina,
Your last line is absolutely true...who knows one day...

sriniketan

aaah!! what a gods creation.....

I think Sri, Ram Gopal Varma the maker of Phoonk should have a look at it, his fear curries on the screen does not seem to scare the audience, the latest flick was lemon and crow. Will the cat be his magic wand!

A cute picture, I agree with Pauli, she was not frightening.

Saahithya,
In God's creation each and everything has a purpose..we don't what it is now, but later, when that feline becomes famous...

sriniketan

Mals,
In South, during the yesteryears, there was a director who used to make animals act in his pictures..He is called Chinnappa Devar..
If this feline lived during that time, sure this would have acted in the films.

But what made me sad is that the 'restuarant owner' made him as an amusement toy to his people..too bad..
to that couple who is taking care of Yoda..

sriniketan

Hi Sri,

I missed that point in my FB! Sorry Dearie!

Let him make money, but also feed the feline "toma full". Most of them cash in the animals and make them starve, I have seen it in Matheran, the horses look so weak!

Wow, so cute pussy
Rare one to have four ears!

i too share the same feelings, Mals...

Senorita,
Sure it must be rare, maybe due to some birth 'defects'..don't know the reason behind it., just like 2 headed-snake and so on..

sriniketan