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By Alyce Collins
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A viral video showing a cat refusing to let his owners take his favorite perch away has delighted the Internet, as TikTok users praised his unwavering dedication.
While Amanda Araji was only planning on moving the cat tree into another room, her 4-year-old Bengal wasn't taking any chances and insisted on standing his ground. Lindo wasn't happy about his cat tree being relocated, but he had to make sure he stayed on board, so he knew where his owners were daring to take it.
Araji, from Calgary, Canada, was left in hysterics by her cat's persistence. She told Newsweek that "he thought we were taking it away from him, and he just didn't want to let go." Only once the cat tree was safely placed in another room, and his owners were finished messing with it, did Lindo feel it was safe to leave his spot.
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The hilarious clip was posted on the cat's TikTok account (@threenawtycats) on January 31, with a caption reading: "A good captain never abandons his ship...even when it gets hijacked." The video has already been viewed more than 771,800 times and amassed over 138,700 likes at the time of writing, as his owner joked that he is "such a loyal captain."
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Araji said: "We were moving the tower into a different room, just to make some space and move other furniture out of the apartment as I was moving to a different place. My cat loves his tower, especially the top floors, so as soon as we started moving it, he jumped on top and stayed there until we stopped."
For many felines, having a cat tree like this one is vitally important for their daily routines. Some owners may wonder why their cat can perch at the top of a tree for hours at a time, but, as pet resource site Vetstreet explains, it offers them a substantial vantage point where they can see everything going on around them. Out in the wild, cats needed to hunt smaller prey, as well as avoid getting caught by their own predators, so staying higher up was usually safer.
When it comes to relaxing, it's just as important for cats to have plenty of space all to themselves, which a cat tree will provide. For this same reason, cats will often sit on top of cupboards, bookshelves, and even the refrigerator. If there's a spot that's elevated and warm, a cat is sure to find it.
If it turns out that Lindo wasn't so worried about his tree being taken away, Araji joked that maybe he was just "enjoying the ride" instead. Thankfully for the cat, his tree is settled in one place now, and he has the perfect spot to sit and lounge.
Hundreds of TikTok users took to the comments to praise Lindo's impressive dedication to stay in place. One comment reads: "He's such a good boy captain for real."
Another person responded: "I will go down with this ship."
"That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen," wrote a third TikTok user.
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