The fact that one of the 4 kittens that was born 3 days ago by Mia, the cat who was selected as the winner in the sixth Van Cat Beauty Contest, was black on social media.
Van cats, which are kept under protection at Van Yüzüncü Yıl University (YYU) Van Cat Research and Application Center, and thus their populations increase, attract great attention all over the world.
The cat Mia, who was selected first among 32 cats in the sixth Van Cat Beauty Contest this year, gave birth 3 days ago. She had 4 puppies. The fact that one of Mia’s puppies, who was cared for and fed with supplementary foods in the special room in the “Cat Villa” of YYU, was black, aroused great surprise to everyone. Those who saw that one of Mia’s babies was black among the white puppies flocked to this place.
“VAN CATS CAN BREW A DIFFERENT COLORFUL PUP, EVEN RARE”
Center Manager Prof. Dr. Pointing out that more puppies were obtained in the center than in previous years, Abdullah Kaya said, “Van cats can give birth to kittens of different colors, albeit rarely. This is a genetic condition. It should be considered very normal.” Saying that Mia, who gave birth, was taken to a private room like other cats, Kaya said:
“Every mother who gives birth to an original Van kitten makes us very excited. Mia is one of them. Mia , who was chosen as the most beautiful cat, was guaranteed to give birth to quality kittens. We made our preparations, and our cat gave birth. We calculated how many breeders we would raise. Every improvement we make regarding Van cats takes us one step further. The number of quality cats like Mia increases every year.”
“WE SEPARATE PUP OF DIFFERENT COLORS TIME”
The difference in the color of the kitten is due to mixed genes Emphasizing that, Kaya said, “Cats that have been mixed with other cats and taken under protection in our center at any time can maintain that gene difference. From time to time, black, gray and brown offspring may be born. A similar situation exists in Mia. This is a normal situation, not a rare feature. “We are working on the original Van cat. We separate the kittens born in different colors over time,” he concluded.
