The real Puss In Boots! Drogon the kitten has the same enormous eyes as the Shrek character

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Drogon the kitten born at Philadelphia Zoo, Pennsylvania, in April
Born with the same trademark giant eyes as Shrek favourite Puss In Boots
The black-footed cat is now eight weeks old and weighs just 27 ounces

Published: 05:38 EST, 13 June 2014 | Updated: 10:01 EST, 13 June 2014

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Meet the real life Puss In Boots.

Famous for his adorably cute face, the cartoon character won legions of fans when he first appeared on the big screen in the movie Shrek 2.

But while the animated version may be based on the fairy tale of the same name - Drogon the kitten, born with the same trademark giant eyes, is in no way made-up.

The black-footed cat was born in April at Philadelphia Zoo, Pennsylvania, and at eight weeks old weighs just 27 ounces.

Real life Puss In Boots: With his huge eyes, Drogon the black-footed cat bears more than a passing resemblance to the Shrek favourite

He has doubled in weight in the last month and is being raised by his mother Aza, along with brother Viscerion and sister Rhaegal.

Unlike the wannabe Zorro from the films who joins Shrek and his band of friends, black-footed cats like Drogon prefer a solitary life.

They originate from south west Africa and are the smallest cats on the continent.

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Keeper Ken Pelletier normally works with cats on a slightly larger scale, such as cheetahs and lynxes, but said he is thrilled to be working with Drogon nevertheless.

He said: 'It means a lot for me as a cat keeper.

'This is probably the most exciting thing for me in my 20 years at Philadelphia Zoo.'

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MailOnline yesterday reported on another cute cat which features in an adorable video in which it trots along like a dressage horse.

The long-haired feline can be seen bouncing up and down on a wooden veranda, as it picks its paws up high.

To date, the 16-second YouTube video has been watched more than 400,000 times since it was uploaded on June 10.

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Aynsley, Palm Springs, 4 hours ago

Yeah, but what happens when you say "Dracarys!"

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Richard Merrell, Blue Mountains, Australia, 6 hours ago

Will Hollywood movie maker SUE the cat for having similar eyes ?....the Zoo better expect a FAST talking American lawyer turning up....

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Susan Cornell, Melbourne, Australia, 8 hours ago

its a WILD CAT of course it is going to look like that when it gets handled .....

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Cookie Monster 35, Perth, Australia, 9 hours ago

Beautiful cat but it seems frightened to me

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NZ Proud, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 hours ago

To all you people with negative comments about cats, why the hell did you bother even opening this article. Baffles me.

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FryingDutchman, SouthernCalifornia, United States, 10 hours ago

16 second Youtube video with a 5 minute advertisement? No thanks.

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verite, Thin Air, United States, 10 hours ago

This is like saying Smith resembles his son.

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ShiningStar81, Nanaimo, Canada, 11 hours ago

Cute, but feel bad for the kitty. It looks scared!

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Katina Cooper, Santa Barbara, 12 hours ago

That kitten is afraid. You can tell by the flattened ears and the scared look in it's eyes. It's been abused.

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lavender_1990, Novato, United States, 10 hours ago

Why would you say that? If a kitten looks scared....it means it's abused? That makes NO sense.....I am fostering 5 kittens right now and they looks like that if they hear a vacuum.

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patrick, norwich, 3 hours ago

abused? more assumption! its a kitten! it isn't used to its new, very big, and to the cat, frightening surroundings. how frightened would you be if a pair of huge hands wrapped themselves around you? a small cat in a very big world that will take just a little bit of time to get used to. You people don't arf waffle some sentimental unsubstantiated dribble sometimes!

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Joseph, Philippines, Philippines, 13 hours ago

There is a similarity between the picture of Emma Stone in an article here, about her new movie with Michael Keaton. The pose and look is really similar to that of the cat....how about putting the two pictures side by side...l'm sure she wouldn't object.