Introducing Mostaccioli, the distinguished feline who was born with a black mark across her top lip that leaves her with a very impressive ‘tash.
The female cat is capturing hearts on Instagram – with people comparing her to the late Queen star Freddie Mercury.
The stray kitten was found by owner Natalie, from California, US, alongside her three brothers when she was just one day old on 30 August 2020, whimpering and soaked in her mum’s garden.
The kindle’s mum was a feral Bombay cat who was severely underweight.
Natalie rushed the cats to the kennel where she works and nursed the animals back to health.
But when it came time to place them in new homes, she couldn’t bear to part with Mostaccioli and decided to adopt the gorgeous pet, who is now almost a year and a half old.
Two of Mostaccioli’s brothers were adopted together into a separate home, and the third one was taken in by an owner who already had a poodle.
However, she does have a step sister called Izanami and the pair are thick as thieves.
As for Mostaccioli’s brilliant moustache, it wasn’t very noticeable at first but has since grown into a very impressive shape – and social media users love it.
“Hahaha she just has resting cat face, she’s super sweet,” the owner in response to another user’s comment on a photo where the feline looks particularly unimpressed.
“Cuteness overload,” added another user.
“Love the moustache,” wrote someone else.
Others spotted a resemblance between Mostaccioli and Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, who was well-known for his own excellent ‘tash.
“If Freddie Mercury was a cat…,” wrote one person.
“That’s Freddie Mercury,” added someone else.
“Freddi mercury?? I thought he was dead?,” [sic] wrote another user.
“He genuinely looks like Freddy Mercury,” commented a fourth person.
However, some people feel the cat actually looks more like comedian and actor Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx, who also had a bushy brow.
“Groucho the cat,” one person commented.
“Groucho Marx. Adorable kitty,” added someone else, adding heart and eye heart emojis.
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