Cat of Dagobah
Yoda the 4-eared cat, originally uploaded by saffysafina.
Yoda is a four-eared cat who lives in Chicago. His human, Valerie Rock, told the Daily Mail that she and her husband found him in a bar, being passed around by curious patrons. His original human was giving away a litter of kittens. She says that despite his unusual appearance, Yoda’s behavior is normal. I’m guessing this means he can’t lift a refrigerator from a distance by lifting a paw.Â
The article mentions that the Yoda character in Star Wars was based on George Lucas’s cat. Andy Serkis has said that his cat was the inspiration for his portrayal of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, particularly the hissing and the coughing up of hairballs.
It would be interesting to see if Yoda the cat’s offspring also have four ears. That would make the trait a genetic mutation. X-Cats.
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August 21st, 2008 at 09:09
For the longest time my theory was that George Lucas based his Yoda character on the tarsiers in Bohol. Have you seen one? Little Yodas with tails.