An older woman named Feng, who lives in Xianyang city, Shaanxi province, is the proud owner of a furry feline who appears to have grown two hairy, long wings.

Feng said the wings started out as a couple of small bumps on the cat's shoulder blades, but they quickly grew and a month later her cat had two 'wings' that measure about four inches long.Feng says that rather than just being hair covered flaps of skin, the wings actually contain bones which she says gives her pet the appearance of an angel.

 

She said quite a few female cats that were in heat came to harass the winged tomcat and wanted to mate with him, and then the wings just started to grow.

Feng believes the wings grew after the females sexually harassed her cat. However, animal experts said the wings are simply a result of a gene mutation, adding that they don't believe the mutations, or the wings will alter the cat’s life in any way.

The story, which originally ran in a Chinese newspaper has been called into question by many western scientists, although many agree that such a thing is possible through genetic mutation.  Another possibility is 'cutaneousasthenia ', a condition which causes the skin to become highly elastic and have excessive growth,  although bones do not usually develop in the growths.

Closer investigation would be needed in order to discover the truth behind this strange tale.