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15th Dec 2015

Mind F*ck: This Cat is NOT Photoshopped

Venus the Two-Faced Cat has become a viral sensation.

Cassie Delaney

Six-year-old Venus was found as a stray on a dairy farm in North Carolina in 2009.

She was quickly adopted into a family of two “feline siblings” and two “canine siblings”.

Her strange two-toned face and two coloured eyes often lead cynical followers (and our Grace O’Reilly) to insist he’s photoshopped. Her face is almost perfectly halved by the striking change in fur pattern and colour.

Owners Christina and Chris told The Independent UK “her unusual colouring is due to Venus being a “chimera” cat, which is where the colorations of Venus’ parents would have developed separately before merging together on her body to give Venus her signature two-sided face colouration and tortoiseshell-style body colouring”.

Venus has become a bit of a viral superstar with her own Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts.

A video posted by Venus Cat (@venustwofacecat) on

A photo posted by Venus Cat (@venustwofacecat) on

A video posted by Venus Cat (@venustwofacecat) on

A video posted by Venus Cat (@venustwofacecat) on

Feature image via Instagram.