This ginger moggie has clearly found a new favourite pastime when not chasing mice.
A 38-second clip of an awestruck cat licking the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner and appearing to be fascinated by the suction has gone viral on YouTube, clocking up more than 230,000 views.
The video, which is believed to have been filmed in Russia, shows the cat gripping the nozzle with its paws and experimenting with the vacuum by putting its tongue in and waiting to see what happens.
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Suction: A 38-second clip of an awestruck cat licking the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner has gone viral
Cute: The video, which is believed to have been filmed in Russia, shows the cat gripping the nozzle with its paws and experimenting with the vacuum by putting its tongue in and waiting to see what happens
At one point the owner tries to take away the vacuum, but the cat angrily grabs it back with its paws.
YouTube users told of how they enjoyed the clip, with Käyttäjän Luukeksi Kanava of Finland saying: 'I like how the cat has an expression like it's on the verge of understanding the meaning of life.’
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User Yoshaki of the U.S. added: 'I love when it gets sucked in at the end and the cat starts batting the vacuum like he's mad and going to teach it a lesson.'
And U.S. user Lesley Pearce said: 'That is the only cat I've seen that is in love with a vacuum cleaner. Let alone near it.'
Hilarious: The ginger moggy appears to be fascinated by the suction on the vacuum cleaner nozzle
All mine: At one point the owner tries to take away the vacuum, but the cat angrily grabs it back with its paws
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