QUEBEC, Canada — A photo of an unusual-looking pet has social-media users scratching their heads.
The viral image, tweeted Friday by
[ @1evilidiot ]
, shows a fuzzy critter with long fur and an intense gaze.
"Her.– do you have a dog or a cat? me.– I don't know," the caption reads.
[ >> Check out the photo here ]
The picture, which has been retweeted nearly 13,000 times, sparked a hilarious internet debate.
"Yeah, what IS that?" asked
[ @bleflarjackson ]
.
"It's an owl,"
[ @FreebieBean ]
wrote.
"I thought cat, wife thought dog,"
[ @meznak tweeted ]
.
"That's a fizzgig,"
, referring to a character from the 1982 film "The Dark Crystal."
Still not sure what you're looking at? The original poster revealed the answer here:
The Persian cat, Atchoum, has tens of thousands of fans, as well as his own
[ website ]
,
[ Instagram ]
account and
[ Facebook ]
page.
"Some people say my wild furs and intense amber eyes make me look like a dog, an owl, a mad scientist, a Gremlin, Lorax or the Grinch, but I'm happy to be me,"
.
Atchoum, who lives in Quebec, Canada, has hypertrichosis, which causes excessive hair growth.
"I'm hairy not scary!!" reads his
.