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Cat travels 24 miles from Dorset to Wiltshire birthplace | Cat travels 24 miles from Dorset to Wiltshire birthplace |
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Cupid who has a distinctive dark smudge under its eye went missing from Bournemouth | Cupid who has a distinctive dark smudge under its eye went missing from Bournemouth |
A two-year-old cat that was missing from its home turned up 24 miles (38km) away in the village where it was born. | A two-year-old cat that was missing from its home turned up 24 miles (38km) away in the village where it was born. |
Ginger tom, Cupid, was found in Odstock, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, after vanishing from Bournemouth just after Christmas. | Ginger tom, Cupid, was found in Odstock, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, after vanishing from Bournemouth just after Christmas. |
Amy Osborne, who found the puss, said: "He lived two doors up from me, two years ago - I had no idea this was the same kitten." | Amy Osborne, who found the puss, said: "He lived two doors up from me, two years ago - I had no idea this was the same kitten." |
Owner, India Redman, said she was "speechless". | Owner, India Redman, said she was "speechless". |
Cupid is back at home in Bournemouth after its adventures | Cupid is back at home in Bournemouth after its adventures |
"He must be smarter than he looks - it's nuts how he found his way back," Ms Redman added. | "He must be smarter than he looks - it's nuts how he found his way back," Ms Redman added. |
"It's great to have him back home." | "It's great to have him back home." |
Ms Osborne was able to reunite Cupid with its family after posting details of the cat's discovery on social media. | Ms Osborne was able to reunite Cupid with its family after posting details of the cat's discovery on social media. |
"India was blown away that it was him," she added. | "India was blown away that it was him," she added. |
"Out of all the places he could have escaped or got lost to, how bizarre that he would end up back where he was originally born - it's got to be a homing instinct." | "Out of all the places he could have escaped or got lost to, how bizarre that he would end up back where he was originally born - it's got to be a homing instinct." |
The charity Cats Protection said the "extraordinary journey" was unusual for cats. | |
Behaviour manager Nicky Trevorrow said: "It's relatively common for cats to return home across a distance of a mile or two but Cupid's journey is quite remarkable. | |
"Unlike other animals who can use prominent landmarks or magnetic fields to navigate across vast distances to return to their birthplace, cats do not have an innate homing instinct." |
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