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Description 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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wazabees In reply to ??? [2007-09-05 18:58:53 +0000 UTC]

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deathmedic In reply to wazabees [2007-09-05 19:33:52 +0000 UTC]

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im-gaara-obsessed In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 20:09:02 +0000 UTC]

awwww how cute!

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ArtificialSkies In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 20:05:52 +0000 UTC]

so cute! nice shot ^w^

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wazabees In reply to ArtificialSkies [2007-09-05 18:59:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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chutkat In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 20:04:25 +0000 UTC]

maybe is some sort of like why people likes to bite babies O.O;
Might that be the case. I've never seen any of my cats do that though.
Beautiful face she has :3

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wazabees In reply to chutkat [2007-09-05 18:59:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for commenting

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Dandy-L In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 20:02:48 +0000 UTC]

Maybe the mothers don't like to be tickled by wiskers while weening...don't know. Cute.

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wazabees In reply to Dandy-L [2007-09-05 18:59:15 +0000 UTC]

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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Kara-Sama In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 20:02:47 +0000 UTC]

Breathtaking.

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wazabees In reply to Kara-Sama [2007-09-05 18:59:24 +0000 UTC]

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little-sis In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 20:02:37 +0000 UTC]

aww so cute

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LadyandtheDragon In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:57:22 +0000 UTC]

She does look SO much like Oliver! The same exact pose almost....

A great shot! Such a cutie!

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wazabees In reply to LadyandtheDragon [2007-09-05 18:59:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for commenting

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Tokyopoprock In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:57:18 +0000 UTC]

That's strange! I wonder why a mother cat would do that... Well, nonetheless, it looks interesting in a photograph!

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wazabees In reply to Tokyopoprock [2007-09-05 18:59:47 +0000 UTC]

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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swiftred In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:56:11 +0000 UTC]

i've heard that cats will chew off eachothers whiskers when they're bored. it happens a lot at pet stores. dunno if it's true though!

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wazabees In reply to swiftred [2007-09-05 18:59:56 +0000 UTC]

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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RetteMichBabe In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:53:20 +0000 UTC]

She has a beautiful expression, and you have an awesome talent for capturing looks like that..

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wazabees In reply to RetteMichBabe [2007-09-05 19:00:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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RetteMichBabe In reply to wazabees [2007-09-05 20:30:55 +0000 UTC]

Anytime..

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DragonJadefire In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:51:20 +0000 UTC]

Maybe Cat-moms don't like the pokey whiskers or something. SO CUTE!

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fallenxdesire In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:46:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow... simply adorable. ^^

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wazabees In reply to fallenxdesire [2007-09-05 19:00:11 +0000 UTC]

^ยจ

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Nehemet In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:43:52 +0000 UTC]

This ninja's heart melts for kittens.

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wazabees In reply to Nehemet [2007-09-05 19:00:18 +0000 UTC]

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ValeVioleta In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:42:22 +0000 UTC]

I have seirusly obsession whit the mininos!!! ajaja. Nice view!!! Kises


Enjoy the moment

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samaraangel In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:41:11 +0000 UTC]

aghm...cute ^^

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Jadeybaby65 [2007-08-29 19:40:30 +0000 UTC]

How odd! I myself wonder why.
Nice photo!

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wazabees In reply to Jadeybaby65 [2007-09-05 19:00:27 +0000 UTC]

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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Jadeybaby65 In reply to wazabees [2007-09-05 21:14:46 +0000 UTC]

That's interesting!
Hmm, whiskers help guide cats in the dark, as in if they go near between two walls, their whiskers hit the sides and they know how big the entrance is and if they can fit through, generally speaking.
But I'm sure you already knew that.

You're welcome!

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Jaldera In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:37:38 +0000 UTC]

So cute!!!!!!!

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catgirldanni In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:30:25 +0000 UTC]

look at those baby whiskars, sooo cute!!!

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Yuclecia In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:29:07 +0000 UTC]

omg, the absolute cuteness
But I have to say that I like adult animals more than puppies/kittens etc >3

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wazabees In reply to Yuclecia [2007-09-05 19:00:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for commenting

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Psi-Psiana In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:27:03 +0000 UTC]

The kitten is very cute, but I don't think that a normal cat mother chew her children's whiskers off....

maybe some sort of disturbed behaviour...

But anyway, the photo is gorgeous as usual ^^

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wazabees In reply to Psi-Psiana [2007-09-05 19:00:51 +0000 UTC]

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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Daguona In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:23:35 +0000 UTC]

A cat of peculiar eyes^^

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wazabees In reply to Daguona [2007-09-05 19:00:57 +0000 UTC]

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JT-Zubada In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:23:33 +0000 UTC]

What a beautiful, curious expression. Nice photo

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wazabees In reply to JT-Zubada [2007-09-05 19:01:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for commenting

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kphillz In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:19:32 +0000 UTC]

Pert little thing ^^

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waluigis-girl In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:15:40 +0000 UTC]

OMFG!! What a cute kitten!

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free-butterfly In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:15:11 +0000 UTC]

so cute

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wazabees In reply to free-butterfly [2007-09-05 19:01:10 +0000 UTC]

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jenepooh In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:14:53 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful colors and markings... awwww... Makes you just want to pick it up and snuggle.

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wazabees In reply to jenepooh [2007-09-05 19:01:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for commenting!

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jenepooh In reply to wazabees [2007-09-12 18:03:53 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Spotted-Beautifly In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:14:22 +0000 UTC]

ADORABLE!!

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MonteCristoHakushaku In reply to ??? [2007-08-29 19:14:17 +0000 UTC]

Aw.

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