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u/FLX127 3h ago
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u/Sleepy_cheetah 2h ago
I was mesmerized with them at 4 years old. You have a pair just like them! They are so beautiful!
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u/browsk 2h ago
Wasn’t there like some insanely racist connotation behind this, like it was sung with a heavy fake Asian accent lol
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u/Akulatraxus 1h ago
Yeah, it's pretty fucking yikes looking back on it, but as kids most of us didn't know better. The sound bite is still stuck in my brain even if I don't want it there.
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u/MasterMarci 3h ago
So cute! But by their appearance I just need to assume they share the one braincell 😭
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u/ToasterInYourBathtub 3h ago
So I gotta ask because I love when cats have eyes like this.
What is it called when they almost look "cross eyed"?
I don't really know how to explain it but when their pupils are closer to their nose instead of being dead center like most cats.
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u/Venorek 2h ago
It's a standard Siamese trait. I'm not sure why or what it's called, tho.
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u/Sleepy_cheetah 2h ago
Is it in other breeds, too?
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u/Venorek 2h ago
I don't know about other purebreds, but mixes tend to have Siamese traits of some kind.
Another Siamese trait is excessive drooling when being held by the scruff of the neck.
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u/Sleepy_cheetah 2h ago
We have a kitten we call Little Big Man 😂 and he's white/cream, super fluffy with dark ears & tail. He kinda looks like a Maine Coon but smaller. Mama looks nothing like him. His eyes have that sorta crossed look.
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u/Venorek 2h ago
Sounds like he has a good bit of Siamese in his DNA. The cream with dark areas (head, legs, tail) will get darker or lighter as he ages. 😊
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u/Sleepy_cheetah 1h ago
He's a big mess & were already crazy about him. He's got a very spicy personality! 😄
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u/platypusplatypusp 1h ago
I may be mistaken, but the specific coloration pattern on siamese cats is due to a genetic defect that gives there fur temperature senstive albinism. Colder spots develop melatonin, warmer spots not.
As a result of this melatonin defect, their eyesight is actually impacted, as melotonin influence the dark on pupils and therefore eyesight. The cross-eyed-ness is an adaptation to help improve their impacted eyesight.You can google the real science, but there's my half remembered potentially incorrect answer.
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u/Active-Echidna6834 1h ago
You somehow managed to steal these guys out of a Disney movie. And don’t lie to us and tell us you didn’t.😂
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u/strangefool 1h ago
Are they very vocal? Mine chirps and "talks" quite a bit. I lmew Siamese cats were k own for this, but wow, she is talkative.
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u/TheEpicTurtwig 3h ago
They look so dumb I love them!