Mountain View, CA - “Hulk” may be a green kitten, but she certainly is no green giant. At approximately 8 weeks old, the kitten is almost completely covered in green fur, except for a few small patches of grey on her legs and back.
The unusually colored kitten was recently abandoned at the Palo Alto Animal Services Center by two adult men who claim to be afraid of the cat, calling her names like “martian alien kitten” and “freak.” They had initially tried to sell the kitten to a tabloid, but the deal fell through when the paper stated that they had only wanted to purchase photography rights.
Due to the kitten’s curious condition and ferocious personality, workers at the shelter are not certain that the kitten will be adoptable. Therefore, their policy is to remain calm and answer telephone inquiries by denying the existence of green kittens.
According to Dr. Simon Watson-Crick, an expert on cat genetics at the Institute for Feline Genetic Research, Hulk is most likely the genetic result of the combination of two extremely rare genes that have only occurred once or twice since their domestication thousands of years ago. He says, “since cats are desert animals, several million years ago they were forced to go extreme periods of time without food and water. Therefore they had to work somewhat like plants, by becoming extremely efficient with what little food and water they could consume and store. During severe periods of drought, they had to fall on a backup of sunlight for energy.” Obviously, no housecat has needed such a gene in thousands of years and therefore the gene fallen on the back burner, so to speak.
He also said, “Unlike the Danish kitten in 1995 who had a green tint due to a copper patina, Hulk’s fur appears to be green for genetic reasons.” Workers at the Palo Alto Animal Services center have double-checked the cat’s water and food to ensure there are no abnormalities that could cause a green tinting to Hulk’s fur. While the shelter offers pets for adoption, low-cost neuters and vaccinations, they are not currently equipped to handle genetic testing. Samples of Hulk’s fur have instead been sent to a private lab in Los Angeles for analysis.
I saw the article on the green kitten. About two months ago I found a 6 month old kitten outside either abandoned or she was a runnaway. I notice her belly was a light green, like she had been dyed that color by some kids. I then thought since she was outside, she was under the cars where there is antifreeze on the ground. Well my mom adopted her. She brought her to the vet for a checkup. Mini passed with flying colors. Mom asked the vet what the green could be and the vet thought it was some type of food coloring and that it would go away. Well it did not, Mini is still this light green all over her underside. One of my mom’s client came to the house one day last week and told mom that he had a book that talked about a rare occurance where there was a green cat. Now we are very curious and my look into this further. I bet that 99.9% of the population has never heard fo the phenomena. I’ve had cats all my life and I certainly have never heard of such a thing.
Ummm…complete BS. xD No mammal (nor any animal, for that matter - but that’s complicated) can produce a green pigment. Why are snakes and birds green? It’s actually a refraction of blue and yellow light at the same time. Do your research, know the facts.
Never met anyone with green eyes? Or green insects? Yep, makes no sense at all…
Alright, maybe I should have said vertibrate - I’m not quite versed in insect coloration. What I have found out is that birds, snakes, and other such green animals are really blue and yellow; they have structures in their feathers/scales that refract the light in such a manner that it appears green. Mammals cannot copy this structure in their fur; besides, that whole
“According to Dr. Simon Watson-Crick, an expert on cat genetics at the Institute for Feline Genetic Research, Hulk is most likely the genetic result of the combination of two extremely rare genes that have only occurred once or twice since their domestication thousands of years ago. He says, “since cats are desert animals, several million years ago they were forced to go extreme periods of time without food and water. Therefore they had to work somewhat like plants, by becoming extremely efficient with what little food and water they could consume and store. During severe periods of drought, they had to fall on a backup of sunlight for energy.” ”
thing makes no sense. Anyone who’s taken biology would recognize Watson and Crick for their work, and know that the name is obviously a psuedonym for a non-existant scientist (or at least a horrible one who has never passed a sixth-grade bio test), and would also know that NO animal works like a plant; their energy comes from the food they eat, not from the sunlight. I’d do more research on the domestic cat’s origins, but it would be wasted on someone as apathetic as yourself.
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crazyemmersion you are retarded thats all i got to say cept give me a green cat whoever made site
Obviously the author hasn’t read all about selective breeding for green cats!
leave the fucking kitten alone, its still fucking cute you fags.