It's common to see animals with two different eye colors, especially white cats and huskies, but it's definitely striking to see a cat that has two different colors within one eye. Many refer to these cats as "odd-eyed cats," but the medical name for the condition is heterochromia iridis.
With complete heterochromia iridis, a cat will have one eye of one color and another of another color. With partial heterochromia iridis, an eye has two different colors within it, and that's when things start to look super cool, explained LoveMeow.
The internet's consensus on these cats is that they look magical, and that it looks like each eye contains a universe, said LoveMeow. They definitely do look other-worldly, like a sci-fi character's sidekick!
The cause for heterochromia iridis is usually a genetic trait, and for that reason, it's more common in some cats than others, according to Petful. Some of the most common breeds with heterochromia iridis are the Turkish angora, Turkish van and Japanese bobtail. Occasionally, the condition is accompanied by deafness, but only about 30-40 percent of the time.
People all over the world embrace the beauty of these kitties. On Twitter, many have expressed their love for their heterochromatic cats:
I met a gorgeous odd-eyed cat and her sibling when I was in Goa this June! pic.twitter.com/poiDuLHm9k
