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Published: 2007-08-29 19:11:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 18301; Favourites: 892; Downloads: 0
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Closeup of (N)Oliveroci's Ella (I think!)
.. Notice her whiskers. They've been chewed off by her mother. All the kittens were subject to this treatment. I've seen this behavior before, but I have no idea why cat-moms do it. Hope you like this photo! Edit: I just realized how similar Ella's pose is to Oliver, her dad's pose! Check it out Age wise in the photos, they're only a few weeks apart.
Full view highly recommended!
Some facts:
Breed: Ocicat
Gender: female
Color:Black/silver spotted tabby (OCI ns 24 )
Age:12 weeks old when the photo was taken (born February 10th, 2007)
More info about Ocicats?
CFA breed profile
Wikipedia Ocicat article
More info about the (N)Oliveroci's ocicats?
(N)Oliveroci's home page (Norwegian)
Technical stuff:
Camera: Nikon D200 dSLR
Lens: 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor
Shutter: 1/60 sec
Aperture: F/4.5
Lighting: Nikon SB-800 AF Speedlight on-camera flash
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Comments: 355
how cute is that. love how its the same pose
any idea at all why the mum would chew off there whiskers?
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I did check with a breeder, and she told me cat moms do this to prevent their kittens to wander too far off. Exactly how shorter whiskers affect kittens I don't know though.
Thanks for commenting!
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=o She's really pretty. And she does look like her dad! ^^ I've never heard of a mom cat doing that before either. Anywho, really nice photo as always. >w<
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Thanks so much for commenting
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Awww! What a beautiful kitty! Her poor whiskers...
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How cute. I didn't know she could be so silvery...
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I didn't even notice the whiskers until I read the info. I was to busy thinking about how beautiful she is! Such pretty colors....
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Thanks so much for commenting
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Wow, you're right about how similar her pose is to her dad's! And she's so cute! x3
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Ella is one of my favorites of your kitty models-she's gorgeous.
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he looks so cutess... me would just love to pet him....
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Hmm. My cat's whiskers have always been like that...
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An adorable picture!
The mother cat sometimes chews off kitten's whiskers if they're being too adventurous. It's a way to keep them from getting into trouble.
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You're exactly right. That's the same thing a breeder friend of mine said.
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That cat has some of the most beautiful markings that I've ever seen! Great shot, you really capture the beauty of this creature.
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Thanks so much for commenting!
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you can see the family resemblance (sp?)
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She is so cute! *pets* (Do you think anyone would notice if I swapped my cat for her?)
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kinda looks like the Kitten has an M on it's forehead.
D= Majin Kitty!
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hehe, thanks for commenting
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i have never heard of mom-cats chewing off their babies' whiskers. O.o Very... interesting.
Your photos are always so beautiful. Her face has the 'um, whatever' expression. XD
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I did check with a breeder, and she told me cat moms do this to prevent their kittens to wander too far off. Exactly how shorter whiskers affect kittens I don't know though.
Thanks for commenting!
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Ha! That is very interesting XD Perhaps, since kittens/cats feel and smell with their whiskers to some extent, it limits them. If you don't know where you're going, then it's better to not go there! XD
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You got "awwww's!" from both me and my boyfriend! Definitely adding it to favorites.
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absolutly adorible!!! I can feel my heart melting into a pile of goo as I type!!
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hehe, thanks so much for commenting!
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