Meet Adorable Kefir – The Giant Maine Coon Cat That Looks Like A White Lion

Imagine that a cute fluffy lump is lying on your chest… weighing 12.5 kg! Well, the owner of this cat does not need to imagine. This is her reality at home. March 2020. Russia is in lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. Yulia Minina, 34, from Stary Oskol in Belgorod Region (495 km from Moscow) and a mother of two girls, decided with her husband and children to get a kitten to make their home life more fun.

Julia does not understand the reason for her cat's popularity. She photographed him twice for her Instagram profile and the photos quickly spread around on Russian and foreign media forums, including Reddit. The photo with Kefir garnered 18,000 likes and dozens of comments on Reddit. Some suggested that the cat's owner was intentionally trying to make him look bigger with lenses and an optical illusion, while others speculated about his scowling face. "Nah, that's a Siberian Lynx. It feeds on the unworthy and drinks only vodka!" "And it does not look happy. Looks like he's here for vodka and the unworthy and he's all out of vodka," some commenters wrote.