Brazilian student Cassia Aparecida de Souza, 18, holds her cat Mimi together with what Cassia claims are Mimi's own offsprings born with dog traits last Friday, three months after mating with a neighbour's dog, in the southern Brazilian city of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul state, November 15, 2006. A geneticist from the Passo Fundo University plans to take blood samples from the animals to verify the claim by Cassia and her husband Rogerio that the puppies are part of Mimi's litter of six, of which the three that were born with cat features died soon after birth, leaving the surviving three dog-like offsprings. REUTERS/Edison Vara (BRAZIL)
词汇：
claim vt.(根据权利)要求, 认领, 声称, 主张, 需要
offspring n.(单复数同形)儿女, 子孙, 后代, 产物
trait n.显著的特点, 特性
mate vt.使配对, 使一致, 结伴 vi.成配偶, 紧密配合
geneticist n.遗传学者
verify vt.检验, 校验, 查证, 核实
puppy n.(常指未满一岁的)小狗, 小动物, 自负的青年
litter n.垃圾，（供动物睡眠或防冻用的）干草、树叶, 幼仔
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