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Letter: Evolving cats

Published 30 June 2001

From Colin Dooley

Phil Stracchino notes that his cat has opposable digits and is capable of
getting into all sorts of mischief with them
(9 June, p 51). He jokes about her
being the next stage of feline evolution, but maybe he should be more serious
about it. After all, short-legged sheep came about when Massachusetts farmer
Seth Wright noticed he had a mutant in his flock, and bred a line of sheep from
it that couldn’t jump over walls.

Valencia, Spain

Issue no. 2296 published 23 June 2001

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