<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><div><a rel="nofollow" class="outbound_link" target="_blank" href="http://www.fark.com/goto/8901695/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284517/Teddy-six-month-old-kitten-bears-striking-resemblance-Dobby" style="max-height: 1000000px; text-decoration: none; height: 38px; vertical-align: middle; display: block !important;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Meet Teddy, the Oriental Shorthair who bears a striking resemblance to Dobby the house elf. Teddy is FREE to enjoy his Caturday</span></font></a></div><div><br></div><div>Courtesy of the <i>Daily Mail</i> (London, England) at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284517/Teddy-six-month-old-kitten-bears-striking-resemblance-Dobby-elf-Harry-Potter-thanks-enormous-ears.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284517/Teddy-six-month-old-kitten-bears-striking-resemblance-Dobby-elf-Harry-Potter-thanks-enormous-ears.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------</div><div><h1 id="ext-gen152" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; font-size: 1em; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Teddy the six-month-old kitten bears a striking resemblance to Dobby the elf in Harry Potter thanks to his enormous ears</h1><div><br></div><ul class="mol-bullets-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong>Teddy the Oriental Shorthair bears striking resemblance to Dobby the elf</strong></font></li><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong>Kitten has green, almond-shaped eyes, slender body and enormous ears</strong></font></li><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong>Lives with devoted owner, Christine Gonzalez, in Ocean City, New Jersey</strong></font></li><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong id="ext-gen153">He is now a hit among Harry Potter fans after a photo was posted online</strong></font></li></ul><p class="author-section byline-plain" id="ext-gen155" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" id="ext-gen140" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" id="ext-gen140" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span id="ext-gen138" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He may be only six months old, but he is already a hit among Harry Potter fans.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span id="ext-gen141" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Meet Teddy, the Oriental Shorthair who bears a striking resemblance to Dobby the house elf.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span id="ext-gen139" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With his green, almond-shaped eyes, slender body and enormous ears, the kitten shares many features with the elf, who is initially owned by the Malfoy family in J.K. Rowling's fantasy series. </span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span id="ext-gen142" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But in reality, Teddy lives with his owner Christine Gonzalez in Ocean City, New Jersey. </span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" id="ext-gen145" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ms Gonzalez, 47, said she recently posted a photo of her beloved kitten on Reddit - and was stunned to find it received almost 900,000 hits, with many users deeming Teddy cuddly and cute.<br></span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span id="ext-gen144" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She said: 'He is much different from most cats due to the extreme size of his ears. His new owner got him out of sheer luck since his features were deemed "too extreme" for the cat show world.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'It was thought best to make sure he was placed in a home to become a loving pet to someone.' </span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span id="ext-gen146" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And Teddy is in good company - because Ms Gonzalez owns another internet favorite: Stache Cat. </span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span id="ext-gen147" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Stache, who is nearly two years old and also an Oriental Shorthair, hit the headlines last year due to his black moustache-like upper lip marking - which has seen him compared to an array of stars.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">These include Adrien Brody, Tom Selleck, Jim Carey, Will Ferrell, and even Snoop Dogg.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Oriental Shorthairs, which have Thai genetic roots, are closely related to Siamese cats.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span id="ext-gen148" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They typically have almond-shaped eyes, triangular-shaped heads and large ears.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Personality-wise, the felines are usually playful, sociable and intelligent.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen149" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They are often featured in championships, and are popular among cat breeders. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen150" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dobby the elf, whose massive ears point downward unlike Teddy's, is eventually freed from the control of his master, Lucius Malfoy, after Harry Potter tricks the older wizard into setting him free.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen151" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The elf forms a close bond with Harry over the series.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Photos</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A strong resemblance: With his green, almond-shaped eyes, slender body and enormous ears, Teddy the kitten (left) shares many features with Dobby the house elf (right), from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.<br><br></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_01.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_01.jpg</a></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><br></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_02.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_02.jpg</a></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><br></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_03.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_03.jpg</a></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><br></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_04.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_04.jpg</a></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><br></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_05.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_05.jpg</a></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><br></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_06.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_06.jpg</a></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><br></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_07.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_07.jpg</a></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><br></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_08.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_102415_08.jpg</a></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p></div><div>-------------------------------<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>