Question: What was the name of Ernest Hemingway’s original, white, six-toed cat given to him by a ship’s captain?
Answer: Snow White
Ernest Hemingway was given a white, six-toed cat by a ship’s captain. Some of the cats who live on the grounds of the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum in Key West are descendants of that original cat, named Snow White. Key West is a small island and it is possible that many of the cats on the island are related. Polydactyl, or six-toed cats, are not a particular breed; the trait can appear in any breed.
