Midas the kitty is n’t letting her extra appendages slow her down one flake .

If you ’re active on the animal side of Instagram , hazard are you already know about Midas , the cat with four ear who ’s become the newest social media pet .

Midas , who look to be aRussian blue , was most likely bear with an extra set of ears thanks to a recessionary gene inherited from her parents . She was dramatize by a woman in Turkey refer Canis Dosemeci , whotold reporters4 - month - old Midas was born as part of a bedding of stray in a protagonist ’s yard . Rather than allow her ramble the streets , Dosemeci brought the kitten dwelling house , where she hopes that Midas will fit in nicely with her two other pets , a weenie and another cat .

grey cat with four ears

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In the realm of adorable cat genetic mutation , four - eared cat are n’t unheard of . Back in 2018 , a four - eared , one - eyed boyfriend namedFrankenkitteneven became the brass of a rescue pet adoption campaign in Australia . Perhaps because the presence of four ears is a benignant mutation that does n’t seem to negatively affect the cats ' lives , the great unwashed just fuck to shower these small pussycat with affection .

So it ’s no surprisal that when Dosemeci set up anInstagram accountfor Midas a month ago , the kitten became an exigent sense experience . She ’s already compile nearly 50,000 following , all of whom are smitten with the lilliputian cat ’s big , orotund center , extra set of ear , andheart - shaped patch of furon her chest .

Dosemeci says while the extra ears do n’t give Midas superhero hearing , they do n’t seem to injure her , and the kitty is lead a utterly happy and healthy life in her new home .

" She is a very playful kat , but very friendly as well , " Dosemecitold theDaily Mail .