According to Cats Protection, an animal welfare charity in the U.K., one litter can indeed contain kittens of all different colors, especially if the mother has mated with more than one male.

An orphaned kitten arrived at a shelter — then a mama cat gave the little one a “second chance at life.” “Newborn kittens require round-the-clock bottle feeding to survive, a demanding ...

In a scene that melted hearts across the internet, the clip concludes with the pigeon resting peacefully beside the mother cat and her kittens, as if standing guard over its unlikely family.