Ahoge (アホ毛, アホげ), literally "foolish hair," is a visual cue common to Japanese anime and manga. Consisting of a single cute, often long, lock of hair sticking out from the top of the head, it is most often used to identify foolish, bumbling or carefree characters.
That could be due to a mutation in sonic hedgehog.
I know that sounds like a joke, but it's not.
Edit: Taking a closer look, that cat definitely has a sonic hedgehog mutation. That's the source of what looks like a split in the nose, plus the eyes being set slightly far apart.
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That’s not exclusive to anime, Alfalfa here was originally created as part of “Our Gang” back in the 30s:
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That could be due to a mutation in sonic hedgehog.
I know that sounds like a joke, but it's not.
Edit: Taking a closer look, that cat definitely has a sonic hedgehog mutation. That's the source of what looks like a split in the nose, plus the eyes being set slightly far apart.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog_protein
What the heck
That's great
It's to recieve commands from the mothership.
Zeep glorp my brother 🖖.
Is her nose w i d e ?
Yes, due to a sonic hedgehog mutation.
That's not a joke.
Pikmin cat
Ahoge whisker!
I love it.