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Meet Messi, the cat with millions of followers on social media [Photos]

Aleksandr Dmitriev plays with his family pet Messi, a two-year-eight-month-old cougar, in the town of Penza, Russia June 21, 2018. [REUTERS/Sudipto Ganguly]

In the mornings, Aleksandr Dmitriev is woken by his pet cat Messi nuzzling against his neck. Messi loves having his fur combed, and bounding around batting at a large green soft toy.

The twist? Messi is a male puma.

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