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This is where you can adopt this stunning, endangered creature.
Wait, you don't know what a gemcat is?
A gemcat is a catlike creature (but not in the felidae family) which lives in caves. They are slightly larger than an average housecat but are no less cuddly! It may not look like it, but gemcats are entirely blind because they don't have eyes. What you assumed were eyes are actually crystals (usually quartz) which grow on mineral deposits, attached directly to the skull. They use their crystals to emulate eyes, similar to a cobra or peacock butterfly. Gemcats navigate the caves they live in using sonar, and they live in groups of around twelve, called bezels.
While gemcats are fascinating on their own, they also have a feature that has mystified scientists until very recently: Newborn gemkits are gender-neutral. They have been seen to adapt to whatever gender the bezel is short of! It has been discovered not long ago that a gemkit's parents adjust their young's temperature to influence its gender. After months of careful study, we at the Gemcat Center have discovered the exact temperatures needed to produce young males and females, meaning you can choose your gemcat's gender.
These are the Center's two main resident Gemcats, Onyx and Opal:
They are involved in most of our behavioral and breeding studies, as they have bonded for life. This is a rare occurrence in the gemcat community, but we think they are perfect for each other! We may even put one of their litters up for adoption at some point...
This is where you can adopt this stunning, endangered creature.
Wait, you don't know what a gemcat is?
A gemcat is a catlike creature (but not in the felidae family) which lives in caves. They are slightly larger than an average housecat but are no less cuddly! It may not look like it, but gemcats are entirely blind because they don't have eyes. What you assumed were eyes are actually crystals (usually quartz) which grow on mineral deposits, attached directly to the skull. They use their crystals to emulate eyes, similar to a cobra or peacock butterfly. Gemcats navigate the caves they live in using sonar, and they live in groups of around twelve, called bezels.
While gemcats are fascinating on their own, they also have a feature that has mystified scientists until very recently: Newborn gemkits are gender-neutral. They have been seen to adapt to whatever gender the bezel is short of! It has been discovered not long ago that a gemkit's parents adjust their young's temperature to influence its gender. After months of careful study, we at the Gemcat Center have discovered the exact temperatures needed to produce young males and females, meaning you can choose your gemcat's gender.
These are the Center's two main resident Gemcats, Onyx and Opal:
They are involved in most of our behavioral and breeding studies, as they have bonded for life. This is a rare occurrence in the gemcat community, but we think they are perfect for each other! We may even put one of their litters up for adoption at some point...
