The kittens are a day over two weeks old and their blue eyes are shining brightly. As if little Larkspur wasn't adorable enough already. Those baby blues are just to die for.
This is fascinating. Everyone in the world with #blueEyes is descendant from one single #ancestor who lived about 10,000 years ago in modern-day #Ukraine. A single #genetic#mutation in the #gene that controls eye color is responsible for blue eyes. It functions by suppressing the ability of the #iris to produce #brown pigmentation.
Happy #Caturday y'all! This #DigitalArt#Painting is based on a kitten we had many years ago. He lived into his late teens. In the photo I used as a reference he had spotted me watching him thus the curious look.