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Ref NoDF/PAL/140/11/3/4
Alt Ref NoDF 140/11/3/4
Acc No2017/02
TitleDrawings and paw prints of polydactyle kitten at Lower Coachlands Farm, Sagaston, Pembrokeshire
Description'Black-and-white, about six months old, parents unknown as it came from a pet shop. The inside digit on each paw is the least developed and may represent the dew claw which is normally half way up the leg, as there wer none in the normal site. The right side was, if anything, better developed than the left. All digits ahd functional claws, and all were used in climbing a tree or walking...'
DateAug 1957
AccessStatusOpen
Held ByNHM Archives
Extent1 file
LevelFile
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