"Extremely Rare" Marsey With Four Ears Steals Hearts At Rescue

When a kind-hearted soul rescued a litter of kitties trapped in a duct taped box, they never imagined one of these animals would turn out to be such an unusual find. Among the four adorable kittens inside the container, one of them had an extra pair of ears! True Rescue in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, has been telling the story of how they acquired the unique animal. According to staff, this mutation is "extremely rare."

In a video on Facebook, True Rescue shared some footage of the rescued kitten with four ears. They explained that the poor cat and his siblings had been sealed inside a box "with no air holes" to suffocate! Thankfully, someone discovered the abandoned kitties and transported them to the shelter. That's when staff realized that one of the four animals wasn't quite like the others.

True Rescue included a close-up of the kitten's four ears in the Facebook post. Apparently, the feline has a pair of normal-looking ears with two extras inside. These secondary ears are very small and face the opposite direction.

In another post, the shelter revealed that they'd come up with the perfect name for the kitten with four ears: Audio! They also shared that, thankfully, this unusual genetic mutation shouldn't cause any health problems. Although this feline isn't the only one of his kind, he's still quite an outlier!

"The last kitten we were able to find research about that had 4 ears came from Turkey and was from 2 years ago," True Rescue wrote. "We will have him fully checked by a vet, but from what we know, the inner ear is completely normal and will cause no issues, other than having extra flaps to clean!"

According to NewsNation, Audio couldn't have come to the shelter at a better time. True Rescue has been struggling due to flooding issues. Having a rare, four-eared kitten has brought way more attention to the animal rescue online!

Sadly, Audio isn't quite ready to be adopted. He still needs further medical evaluation before that can happen. There are no plans to remove his extra ears, since they're not hurting him at the moment. We hope this little guy ends up with a loving family that appreciates his unique feature!