Cy (kitten)

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Cyclops or Cy (December 28–December 29, 2005) was a holoprosencephalic ragdoll kitten born with a single eye. It became famous when the Associated Press distributed a picture on January 9, 2006. The litter also produced a normal sibling kitten.

Traci Allen of Redmond, Oregon, Cy's owner, sold the remains to the creationist Lost World Museum, because she "liked his religious reasons for wanting them". The museum is planning to use the remains as an example of harmful mutation as part of the standard creationist claim that there are no beneficial mutations [1].

Contents 1 External links 1.1 Images 1.2 Sources 1.3 Hoax theories debunked

[edit] External links

• Cy Kitten Informational Postcards

[edit] Images

• Cy During Life
• Remains before preservation (may be disturbing for sensitive viewers)
• Cy's frozen remains in a plastic bag (may be disturbing for sensitive viewers)

[edit] Sources

• Newsday April 4, 2006 Famous one-eyed kitten to go on display
• Cy sold to creationism show
• Lost World Museum

[edit] Hoax theories debunked

• Not a Hoax, One-Eyed Kitten Had Bizarre Condition
• Cyclopes at the Urban Legends Reference Pages
• Cyclops Kitten Not a Hoax, AP Assures