Meet the adorable cross-eyed cat taking the internet by storm

Charles Walford
Pic shows: The cute cross-eyed cat; A bizarre cross-eyed cat has been whiskered to stardom after clocking up nearly 150,000 followers on Instagram. Five-year-old tabby-Siamese crossbreed Sol-kun has become one of the hottest feline stars of social media thanks to his eyes. Permanently crossed since birth, Sol-kun's owner in Japan saw that the puss's sparkling blue eyes gave him a special star quality. Now the cat - sometimes with his older brother Cocomo - posts new images and videos nearly every day for his fans from all around the world. One Instagram follower - identified as _liz_9_ said:

It’s just one more thing to make Grumpy Cat, well, grumpy.

He looks set to be usurped as the internet’s favourite moggy by Sol-kun the cross-eyed crossbreed.

The five-year-old tabby-Siamese cross has 150,000 followers on social media thanks to his unconventional eyes.

A video of the adorable cat being given a spoon to lick has certainly garnered attention.

Pic shows: The cute cross-eyed cat; A bizarre cross-eyed cat has been whiskered to stardom after clocking up nearly 150,000 followers on Instagram. Five-year-old tabby-Siamese crossbreed Sol-kun has become one of the hottest feline stars of social media thanks to his eyes. Permanently crossed since birth, Sol-kun's owner in Japan saw that the puss's sparkling blue eyes gave him a special star quality. Now the cat - sometimes with his older brother Cocomo - posts new images and videos nearly every day for his fans from all around the world. One Instagram follower - identified as _liz_9_ said:
Sol-kun gets a new post every day
Pic shows: The cute cross-eyed cat; A bizarre cross-eyed cat has been whiskered to stardom after clocking up nearly 150,000 followers on Instagram. Five-year-old tabby-Siamese crossbreed Sol-kun has become one of the hottest feline stars of social media thanks to his eyes. Permanently crossed since birth, Sol-kun's owner in Japan saw that the puss's sparkling blue eyes gave him a special star quality. Now the cat - sometimes with his older brother Cocomo - posts new images and videos nearly every day for his fans from all around the world. One Instagram follower - identified as _liz_9_ said:
Sol-kun has become an internet hit

Permanently crossed since birth, Sol-kun’s sparkling blue eyes gave him a special star quality, says his owner in Japan.

Now the cat – sometimes with his older brother Cocomo – features in new images and videos nearly every day for his fans from all around the world.

One netizen, identified as ‘_liz_9_’, said: “Oh my goodness! Absolutely adorable!!”

Experts say Sol-kun picked up a gene from his Siamese ancestry, which makes the breed more prone than others to having crossed eyes. In fact, it is considered to be normal for Siamese cats to be born that way.

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