Oz Has a Purr-fectly Good Map of Australia On Her Snout

Oz is a 5-year-old cat with a unique characteristic that makes her purr-fectly pertinent for news about Australia.

This peculiar pussy’s special snout is adorned with an amazingly accurate map of Australia!

Incredibly, Oz is from Australia.

The Oriental Longhair breed first made news when she was shown at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney a few years back.

Lucky for Oz that her unique markings clearly resembled Australia.

When it comes to Down Under-related cartography, be particularly careful when it comes to the Map of Tassie, which has an entirely different meaning to what it suggests, but considering Oz, at least maintains the pussy connection.

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