This Foster Kitten's Whiskers Are So Long, He Looks Like a Tiny Wizard
Kittens with comically large features are endlessly entertaining. Though they'll one day grow into big ears or gigantic mitts, being so small in such a big world automatically makes them perfect-those are the rules!
Fergus, the foster kitten, doesn't have polar bear paws, but he does have one thing his other littermates don't: whiskers so long, you'll swear he's some kind of wizard gatekeeping the path to a magical land! Can you spot him in this cuddly kitten pile?
@whiskstowhiskers I fear he is overwhelmed. #babycorncat#cerebellarhypoplasia#dwarfcat#wobblycat#kittens
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In case you didn't catch him, Fergus gets up from his snuggly spot near the end of the video, and honestly, even that doesn't do his long whiskers justice.
For an even cuter close-up of these massive whiskers, foster Mom Christine shared these pictures, and they're seriously impressive! Fergus' good looks are one thing, but the itty-bitty kitty is thriving with his foster dad, Baby Corn.
You won't believe how big Corn's grown since his days of being smaller than a soda can!
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Corn has only just turned 1-year-old, but despite being slightly bigger, he's still the most adorable wobbly kitty to ever exist. He's the best foster dad and a baller cat in general.
Look how far he's come!
@whiskstowhiskers It's been exactly one year since I took in Baby Corn. Most of the kittens we take in are brought to the shelter without their mom so it never occurred to me that they had taken her in, too. A few months ago, when I reached out to ask if there was more information, they told me about Winter, how sick she was and how she was still nursing her kittens when she could barely move herself. She was suffering and they took her pain away and for that, I am grateful. I wanted to share Winter's story. Otherwise, her story disappears with her. She was sick, but she was an incredible mom. She made 2 healthy babies and one with tiny ears. Baby Corn may have been only 150 grams at 3 weeks old, but he was clean, his body was plump. He was cognitively delayed so she must have put extra effort into saving him, too, even if it cost her everything. Baby Corn was orphaned for less than an hour when @Animal Care Centers of NYC asked me if I could help. I had been grieving the loss of my hospice kitten and I was feeling lost and without a purpose so I said yes. Grateful to the ACC team for always thinking of me when they have a special case and to the @Meow Parlour supporters who make sure I have the funding and resources I need to be able to say yes. Happy gotcha day, Baby Corn. #babycorncat#wobblycat#cerebellarhypoplasia#dwarfcat#orphankitten
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Why Some Kitten Whiskers Look So Long
As adorable as Fergus and his remarkably long whiskers are, those long hairs are proportionate to the width of his body. They only look huge because he hasn't yet grown into the size his whiskers anticipate him to be when he's an adult cat.
Whiskers serve an important purpose and should never be cut or trimmed. As a navigation tool to help with spatial awareness, those long hairs help detect whether they can fit through tight spaces (or not). And because felines are nearsighted, they map their surroundings so they can avoid obstacles and get around in the dark.
More than that, whiskers have many nerve endings that double as vibration detectors (for prey) and assist in movement and balance. Fergus and his ultra-long whiskers may be a wizard in the making, or he's just a cute kitten who'll one day grow into his "facial hair!"
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This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 5:20 PM.