Meet The Weirdest Animal Of The Day: The Lykoi Cat, Also Known As The Wolf-Cat

We love cats. Okay? We love all cats, we're mildly obsessed with them, and we wanna know literally everything about all of them. And listen, in our research, we have discovered that while everyone is so focused on house cats and big cats, there are so many criminally underrated small wild cats. So many of them. Seriously. Have you seen the grumpy yet adorable Pallas' cats? Have you experienced the joy of discovering the tiny but lethal black-footed cat? And what about the last king of Scotland - also known as the rare and beautiful Scottish Wildcat? 

There are so many things to learn about cats and cats to learn about, and today, we - alongside twitter - have discovered a new cat. The Lykoi Cat - also known as the wolf-cat or the werewolf-cat. 

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    Vertebrate - Obscure Animal Of The Day @obscure_otd Today's obscure animal of the day is the lykoi cat! These creepy kitties were discovered in 2010! Their werewolf-y appearance is caused by a mutation in shorthair cats that makes them unable to create the undercoat most cats have. Their hair is a little weaker, so it can molt off 4:44 PM - Oct 29, 2022 Twitter for iPad ... 2,419 Retweets 317 Quote Tweets 17K Likes
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    Is it honestly amazing that such a cool mutation can happen in nature naturally. There are so many awful breeding practices that people do to try to force these kinds of things to happen, but see? They're completely unnecessary. Just let nature do its thing. It always comes up with something new and interesting for us to discover. 

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    Is it bad that our first reaction to this photo is that we wanna pet this cat? Is our self-preservation instinct really that awful? The answer is yes. If it's a cat, then yes, we wan to pet it - no matter the cat, no matter the situation. We may need help.

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    Font - Rile E. @Jeclrs Replying to @obscure_otd They're also a generally healthy breed, which you can't always say about cats bred to have a very specific look (see: scottish folds havr a lot of ear problems, hairless cats have skin problems, etc). 4:55 PM - Oct 29, 2022 - Twitter for Android
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    Font - Rile E. @Jeclrs Replying to @Jeclrs and @obscure_otd Obviously they're a little more sensitive to the cold, and more prone to dry skin, but not to the point of needing much special care, if any 4:57 PM - Oct 29, 2022 - Twitter for Android ...
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    Felidae - Malterac The Depreciator @MalteracD Replying to @obscure_otd I wonder if this is the breed the "Worlds Ugliest cat" that went viral about a decade ago was. 5:55 PM - Oct 29, 2022 Twitter Web App
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    Font - Hey Freakazoid!? COMMS OPEN!! @hey_freakazoid Replying to @MalteracD tbh that looks more like a devon rex!! minus the curly fur tho so idk, but the way the fur grows definitely resembles that cat breed 6:14 PM - Oct 29, 2022 - Twitter for iPhone :
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    Cat - Lou Bornstein @PurebredWeasel Replying to @obscure_otd "Creepy?" Don't be talkin sweet about my boys Wolfgang and Nosferatu like that...
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    Cat - Sol Brennan (they/them) @wuffles Replying to @obscure_otd Wednesday and Mordecai represent! 2:43 AM - Oct 30, 2022 - Twitter for iPhone ...
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    Cat - Melodee v_H @melodeev_h Replying to @obscure_otd Love my Lykoi... my little Werewolf London! Is she a beauty 1:36 AM - Oct 30, 2022. Twitter for iPhone
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