The cat Geri was born with two facial colors, a rare occurrence in the wild.
Meet the strange 'two-faced cat' that is famous throughout social networks
There are many cute pets on social media with more followers than some music or movie stars. It could be a cat with a grumpy face, a smart dog… And now netizens have found a new character.
The cat caused a stir in the online community because of its distinctly divided two-color face. This condition is poetically known as “chimerism,” named after a mythical Greek creature.
The mythical chimera is a lion-shaped creature crossed with a goat and a snake.
At first glance the image of a two-faced cat, many people think that it is a product of photoshop technology, but in fact those are real cases in nature.
The netizens' favorite two-faced cat has an Instagram account set up by its owner that has attracted thousands of followers. Her name is Geri, currently living with her mistress Erika Anne in England. Due to a rare congenital mutation, the cat Geri has a brown and black coat that splits its face in half.
Erika said: "I discovered the cat with an unusual face at the pet store in 2019. Geri was about 2 months old at the time.
Geri cat was born with two faces, a rare case of chimerism in the world. This phenomenon occurs when two fertilized eggs or embryos fuse together during early pregnancy. Instead of giving birth to two separate cats with one set of DNA each, only one cat was born, a fusion of two embryos.
Erika is a travel blogger, she often takes Geri to many different locations to take many beautiful photos. Geri's expressive face inspires Erika to be creative, taking many beautiful photos.
The account of 11,000 followers of the cat Geri regularly shares beautiful pictures of her in her travels and daily life.
Erika said a lot of people around often ask about the cat's unusual features and want to take pictures with them. People online love it, rave about it, and even send it home with gifts.
