After helping her feline give birth to two kittens, a cat owner from Lebanon noticed something that has left internet users confused.
On March 9, TikTok user @rayanrazzouk posted a clip of her gray cat giving birth. The cat appears to have a seamless delivery, but after the kittens are born, the poster immediately realizes that they look nothing like her pet.
"I'm confused," she wrote in the video's caption.
While the mom's fur is light gray, almost white, the kittens each have a different fur pattern. One kitten is orange, which can be explained by the white and orange color of the kittens' father. However, the other is entirely black.
Newsweek contacted @rayanrazzouk for comment via TikTok comments. We could not verify the details of the case.
It is not uncommon for kittens in the same litter to have different color fur. According to Cats Protection, an animal welfare charity in the U.K., one litter can indeed contain kittens of all different colors, especially if the mother has mated with more than one male.
While male kittens inherit their color from their mother, female kittens usually have a combination of the colors of both parents.
The most common fur color in cats is black, though all-black cats are quite rare. According to a Catster article medically reviewed by Dr. Amanda Charles, most black cats often feature different colors of paws, whiskers or patches of fur.
The least common fur type in cats is one with no color, which is found in albino cats. These cats look white as a result of their skin and fur having no pigmentation.
The gene that causes a white coat and blue eyes can also be responsible for congenital deafness, though not all white cats will be deaf or have blue eyes.
The TikTok video quickly went viral, receiving more than 2.5 million views and 203,700 likes.
More than 1,000 commenters have chimed in, with one writing, "She's not the mother."
"So if your cat isn't pure bred, there's a chance that it's from the generations before her. My cats had babies that looked Siamese and the parents were both tuxedos," another added.
A commenter said, "Guuur you got some explaining to do."
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