‘If no previous family comes, this Copycat has me as a mama.”: Cat owners hope that they found their lost cat after four months, crushed as microchip scan reveals the lookalike cat to be an imposter who they adopt while their search for soul cat continues

In nature, there are more than a few animals who have figured out that if they look similar enough to a parent's children, then they will be taken care off as a part of the brood. This tactic is most common amongst birds, but it seems that with all the time that cat children spend looking at birds, they have picked up a thing or two, including but not limited to this switcheroo technique.

As was proven by the copycat feline who managed to sneak its way into this woman's life after managing to match pretty much all the defining features of her lost cat. An incredibly clever ploy which got him through the door and firmly settled in his new hooman's heart before she had the chance to properly investigate whether the imposter was actually her missing cat child. A very impressive feat of trickery that we have not seen in a cat child before and are somewhat concerned by how easily they tricked this hooman.
 

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