A kitten born in Brazil drew global attention this week after being born with a single eye in the center of its tiny face. Locals called it “Cyclops Cat.” Sadly, it lived for less than two days.

The kitten was part of a litter of four in the town of Vilhena, in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. “I’m 32 years old and I’ve never seen anything like this in my life,” farmhand Gilberto Almeida told NewsX, as reported by the New York Post. “My cat has had several litters, but this was the first time something like this happened.”

Almeida filmed the kitten shortly after birth. In the footage shared by the New York Post, he holds the animal carefully, its single eye open and searching. The clip spread across Brazilian social media within hours. Some viewers questioned whether it was real. It was.

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