George, the Munchkin-Exotic Short Hair cross, perches² on his hind³ legs when he is introduced to someone new, or can't see the TV.

 

When his owner Andrew Park posted a series of pictures on his George2Legs Facebook and Instagram accounts, commenters went crazy for the cute cat and now George has a growing fan base of thousands.

 

Andrew, 28, his wife Koa, 32, and their two children Andyn, three, and Rhyan Patterson, 15, brought George back to their home in Austin, Texas, last August aged⁴ just six weeks.

 

And within a matter of weeks he began happily perching on his back legs - but none of the family know how or why he developed the unusual habit.

 

The family also have two pugs, Apples and Banana, but George quickly proved he was the king of the castle in the house early on and now the pugs follow him around.

 

'He has really short front legs - I think it's a genetic⁵ mutation⁶ linked to the breed - so maybe it's easier to stand up than it is to crawl up somewhere,' Andrew, who works in marketing⁷, said.

 

'If there's a noise in the other room, he always does it.

 

In a bid to share the joy that George brings them, Andrew and Koa posted a few of his pictures on Facebook and were overwhelmed by the response.

 

Andrew added: 'He brings us so much joy and happiness that we thought we should share that with other people.'

 

But despite his disgruntled face, George is the friendliest cat the family have ever met.

 

'When people come round they are just infatuated with him.

 

'He wakes me up every morning by crawling on my chest and miaow-ing in my face.

 

'We wish we had taken photos of him sooner.'

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