Stalking Cat

Stalking Cat (pre- Stalking cat), and Catman (Cat Man ), (born Dennis Avner, born August 27, 1958 in Whidbey Iceland, † November 5, 2012 in Tonopah, Nevada) was an American body artists. He has his appearance matched that of a tiger means of numerous body modifications.

Avner was initially sonar technician and also worked as a programmer. Because of its unusual appearance, he became increasingly known, often traveled for interviews and photo shoots and entered among other things on the television programs Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Larry King Live, VH1 and Totally Obsessed as in the film on Modify.

Avner's parents are descended from the Wyandot and the Lakota. He himself stated that it was in the changes of his body to an old tradition of Wyandot to resemble his own totem. He began his modifications under the name Stalking Cat after a conversation with a chief, " to follow the tracks of a tiger " inspired him. He owned several cats with whom he maintained a close relationship. The head of the Albany Medical College for Bioethics in New York City, Glenn McGee commented, regarding Stalking Cat that cosmetic surgery should be performed judiciously with thorough prior assessment of the benefits and risks, damages are nevertheless not be excluded and this patient due to its tradition itself will cause harm.

Overall, Avner invested over $ 100,000 in its modifications, many of which were performed by the artist Steve Haworth from Arizona.

Modifications

His physical changes included:

• Large tattoos, including the face,
• Change in the hairline,
• Piercings in the mouth for insertion of whiskers,
• Implants for the change in shape of eyebrows and forehead,
• Shortened and sharpened teeth,
• Contact lenses with slit-shaped pupils,
• Surgically pointed ears,
• Various silicone injections in the lips, cheeks, chin and other parts of the face.

In addition, he had to have put before him a permanent fur to get a cat-like appearance even closer.