Yoda Cat

Valerie and Ted Rock of Downers Grove, Illinois, are the proud owner of a four-eared cat named Yoda. Yoda's owners report that other than the extra ear flaps situated slightly behind his regular ears, he is a normal cat and appears to have no hearing impediments.¹

Fast Facts

1. The Rocks discovered Yoda in a Chicago bar in 2006²
2. The Rocks' son named the cat after Yoda, the Star Wars character¹
3. Yoda's extra ears are the result of a genetic abnormality¹
4. A similar four-eared kitten was discovered in Germany in 2004³

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"We have spoken with other vets in our acquaintance, and they likewise had never encountered anything like this. We began to realise that we had something very special. As a result, he has been an indoor cat and has a chip installed in case he gets lost. Yoda is so different that we were concerned that he might be catnapped."²

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