And a cat in Kentucky is just one digit shy of the world record. “Looking for a cat with 27 toes? Then Bindle’s your gal!” the Kentucky Humane Society in Louisville said in a Jan. 30 Facebook post.

Hemingway was given a white, six-toed cat by a ship's captain. Many of the cats that currently live on the museum grounds (about 60) are believed to be descendants of that cat, named Snow White.

including The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West. Mr. Hemingway was given a six-toed cat by a ship’s captain and some of the 60 or so cats who live on the museum grounds today are ...

thanks to author Ernest Hemingway and his undying love for cats — most of which had six toes. His home and museum in Key West still house many polydactyl kitties. For more information on 4-year ...