Mr. Swirly
 Mr. Swirly showing off his swirly mustache | |
| Breed | Domestic Shorthair |
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| Coat | Red (Orange) Tabby with Low White Spotting |
| Sex | Unknown |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Occupation | Haberdasher |
| Appearance | Mustache, mildly lion-esque |
| Eye Color | Yellow |
| Personality | Dandy |
| First known sighting | July 16, 2024 |
Mr. Swirly is an orange cat that appears at Huanzi Animal Rescue Base. He can be seen at both Huanzi feeders quite a bit; however, he seems to show up slightly more to Huanzi Base 1, and hangs out there more. He was named for his cool swirly mustache. As his mustache can't always be seen easily in the feeder's lighting, it can sometimes be easy to confuse him with other cats. He was first seen by the global community on July 16, 2024.
Behavior
Mr. Swirly enjoys laying outside of the feeder. In his appearances, he can often be seen sitting or laying down to the left of the feeder (as seen through the front camera), either just relaxing or watching other cats come in and out. He sometimes likes to lounge inside the feeder as well. He enjoys eating, but isn't usually dead-set on doing so; when food drops, other cats often beat him to the bowl, and he doesn't seem to mind or push them out of the way. He will just go back to relaxing and watching them.
When he does eat, he is seen to have peculiar eating behaviors, similar to Mr. Paw. Mr. Swirly will pick up food with his mouth, then take his head out of the bowl and chew his food close to the ground. This slows down Mr. Swirly's eating pace, but he is still determined to eat, even more than Mr. Paw; one time, during the night, he was seen slowly eating, piece by piece, for 50 minutes.
Mr. Swirly does not seem to like Ms. Obsidian, as he has left when she showed up to the feeder more than once, and he has hissed at her for sniffing his butt.
Appearance
Mr. Swirly is an orange cat that appears similar to many of the other cats at the feeder. His most distinctive feature is the white on his face that looks like a swirly mustache. Another distinctive feature of his is his fluffy white chest. His orange connects on his chest, breaking up the sections of white on his underside, like on Mr. Diamond. He has white paws; the white extends further up his back legs than his front.
Sightings
July 2024
July 16, 2024:
- At 1:59 AM (LFT), Mr. Swirly was seen sitting next to the feeder, watching Ms. Maple eat. Ms. Maple walked away from the feeder, and Mr. Timbit showed up while Mr. Swirly was grooming himself. Mr. Swirly left at 2:00, when Ms. Obsidian showed up.
- At 3:38 AM, Mr. Swirly was seen waiting by the empty bowl. He left at 3:40.
July 19, 2024: At 12:55 PM (LFT), Mr. Swirly approached the feeder and sat down next to it. There was a cat eating inside at this time. When the cat left, Mr. Swirly moved, still sitting outside the feeder but closer to the back. Ms. Stubbs then showed up, looked at him, and started eating; he sniffed her butt while she was doing so. He then laid down next to the feeder and relaxed as cats went in and out of the feeder. He left at 1:42.
July 20, 2024: At 8:03 PM (LFT), Mr. Swirly was seen eating at Huanzi feeder 2. He seemed to have a little trouble eating; he would take bites from the bowl, then move his head away from the bowl to chew them. Despite his difficulty, he ate slowly like this for a long while.
July 21, 2024: At 10:31 PM (LFT), Mr. Swirly was seen sitting next to the feeder, looking at the bowl. A couple of minutes later, he entered the feeder and began eating slowly, taking bites out of the feeder and chewing them close to the ground. He was seen doing this very slowly for almost 50 minutes. He left at 11:21.
September 2024
September 25, 2024:
- At around 2:10 PM (LFT) Mr Swirly was spotted laying down in front of the feeder, tongue out. After food was dropped, he woke up, seemed to take a moment to readjust to reality, and left.
October 2024
- October 29 2024: At 12:24 AM (LFT) Mr. Swirly was spotted sleeping at the feeder in a loaf shape.
(Not every cat sighting is documented.)
(LFT = "Local Feeder Time")
Gallery
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Mr. Swirly posing for the camera
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Mr. Swirly's stache can be seen better at night under the feeder light's lighting.
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Mr. Swirly waiting for food.
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Mr. Swirly standing.
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Mr. Swirly sitting outside the feeder.
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Mr. Swirly looks at the empty bowl.
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Mr. Swirly's award-winning smile. (GIF)
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Mr. Swirly getting mad at Ms. Obsidian. (GIF)
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Mr. Swirly after eating for 40 minutes (he would eat for another 10 minutes after this).
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"Oooh big stretch!" as we, the audience, say as a collective. (GIF)
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It's time for Mr. Swirly's loaf hour.
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He is dead from lack of chicken in the feeder.
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Wait, no, he's fine.
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Mr. Swirly conked out in the middle of the floor.
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Mr. Swirly content with life even though the bowl is empty.
