Posted on 06/14/2022 5:04:29 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
This cat has purr-sonality in the form of the mysterious masked crusader.
One of Indraini Wahyudin Noor’s many cats — this one cryptically named “Boy” — is going viral for bearing an uncanny resemblance to Zorro.
The nine-month-old Persian kitten has a distinct black patch surrounding both eyes that looks just like the iconic mask of the hero created by American “pulp” writer Johnston McCulley in 1919.
He isn’t too different from a regular cat, as Noor says, “he always wants to be petted, cuddled and held. He likes to play a lot, but he hates being bathed each week.”
After highlighting Boy on social media, the videos quickly gained thousands of views with comments on the resemblance to the masked vigilante who’s been played by the likes of Antonio Banderas on the silver screen.
For the uninitiated: Zorro’s secret identity is one Don Diego de la Vega, a young nobleman living in the Spanish colony of California in the early 1800s. After his father is struck down by a Spanish soldier, Diego vows to defend the people against oppression while posing as a naive stable boy for the governor, Don Carlos.
Meanwhile, Noor — and Boy — now share almost 300,000 followers on TikTok, racking up nearly 8 million likes in total. Fan are going positively whiskers in the comments.
“His secret identity must be protected at all cost 🤣” said one commenter.
Otheres, however, questionedNoor’s naming skills byasking why Boy’s name had nothing to do with his appearance: “How does this cat have a name other than Bandit???” one user quipped.
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Not sure what the cryptic message is behind the name Boy, but I would have gone with the obvious, Zorro.
Great markings. Could pass for the Lone Ranger, too.
Is it real or is it a Sharpie job (hope not!)?
It’s doesn’t look like any Persian cat I’ve seen.
Also the marking looks artificial but it is cute.
The Lone Ranger
Kimosabe?
cool a Zot kittie
looks like a bad pussy...
probably slice a “z” on everything...
😀Neat cat!
“Kimosabe”
How racist!
I have 2 pure white cats. I came home one day and found them with makeup on. One looked like Hitler and the other had eyebrows and a goatee. Thanks for the reminder😁
If he didn’t have a tail, people would be asking “Who is that masked manx?”
Cool cat.
I have a new one named TK for Tiny Kitten. He may be weeks old yet somehow came from somewhere across at least 1/4 mile of high grass pasture. Maybe my old Tom Boots adopted him or found him. When I first saw TK he was sleeping by the garage with Boots. Little TK loves Boots. TK is a survivor, amazing,some freak hurt him. The hair is abraded of his little ear back, a paw, top of his head and one ear cut. Probably thrown out of a car.
TK is black and white and forgave this human. In two weeks he is beginning to trust and is brave with Boots who is teaching him to be a good cat. I think he will be a great cat. How did such a tiny young creature manage all he has so fat in such a short little life? Just amazing. God must have some plan for TK so we will help.
Some human animals deserve to die. They are a symptom of all that is wrong here. I hate them.
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