Cats
and short ears (the original ear tip had been photographically enlarged and grafted back onto
the face). The face was then grafted back onto the image of the cat's body. One giveaway was
that the facial area had a "floating effect", which is common in photo-composites. A Scottish
Fold would have given folded not shortened ears. In addition, the partial-dominant "macro-
retinal" gene mentioned in the text is fictional (and it should have been a macropthalmia gene
since the retina is the back of the inside of the eye).
BOBTAILED AND CURLY TAILED CATS
Copyright 2002 - 2013, S Hartwell
THE TAIL
The normal tail has 21 - 23 vertebrae on average with the normal range being 18 - 28
vertebrae. It is on average 25 cm (10 inches) long, but can range from 20 cm (8 inches) to 30
cm (12 inches) with a few exceptional specimens having 35 cm (14 inch) tails
There are various mutations affecting the tail and in 1940 American zoologist Ida Mellen
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