Maru (cat)

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Maru
Other name(s)Round
SpeciesFelis catus
BreedScottish straight
SexMale
Born(2007-05-24)24 May 2007
Japan
Died6 September 2025(2025-09-06) (aged 18)
Japan
Years active2008–2025
Known forInternet celebrity cat

Maru (24 May 2007 – 6 September 2025) was a famous cat on the internet. He was from Japan and he was famous for sliding on his belly.[1] A lot of people like to watch videos of Maru and look at pictures of him on his website.[2] Maru also has a friend named Harry, who is a hedgehog.[3]

Maru died on 6 September 2025 in Japan from lung cancer at the age of 18.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ mugumogu. 特訓するねこ。 (25 October 2008).
  2. ↑ mugumogu. YouTube.
  3. ↑ まるです。 - 私信. sisinmaru.blog17.fc2.com.
  4. ↑ いつも応援してくださる皆さまへ。To everyone who always supports Maru. (in ja). 私信 まるです。 (6 September 2025). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Newman, Vicki. Maru the cat, who broke record by squishing himself into tiny cardboard boxes, dies at 18. Guinness World Records (September 8, 2025). Retrieved September 8, 2025.

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