Stray cat stuck on the top of a tree clings onto a man's leg after being rescued by him before making a safe landing
Footage of a stray cat clinging onto a man's leg after being saved by him from the top of a tree has gone viral in China.
The moggie was stuck between the branches before it was spotted by a group of students who rushed to help it come down at a university in eastern China.
Seemingly still shocked by the rescue operation, the feline is seen holding onto its saviour before making a safe landing with the help of the other students.
The moggie was stuck between the branches before it was spotted by a group of students who rushed to help it come down at Shandong Agricultural University in eastern Chinese city Tai'an
The trending footage was recently featured on Passion News, a state-approved news outlet affiliated to the Young Pioneers of China.
It is reported that the stuck moggie was spotted on Friday morning by a group of students at the Shandong Agricultural University in eastern Chinese city Tai'an.
As the Good Samaritans gathered to rescue the feline, one of the male students climbed onto the tree to fetch the animal while the others stayed on the ground and prepared to catch it with a jacket.
But the cat seemed to have quickly grown attached to its saviour as it is seen clinging onto the man's leg, refusing to let go.
Footage of a stray cat clinging onto a man's leg after being saved by him from the top of a tree has gone viral in China. Seemingly still shocked by the rescue operation, the feline is seen holding onto its saviour before making a safe landing with the help of the other students
The student even tried to shake the cat off by swinging his leg – but the furry rescuee remained still while holding onto his leg tightly.
The man eventually grabbed the feline and dropped it before the animal safely landed on the clothes.
Netizens were amused by the cat's behaviour as the footage quickly amassed over one million views after being shared by multiple Chinese news outlets on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.
One viewer wrote: 'Haha, it looked so cute but so helpless at the same time.'
Another user said: 'The way the moggie held onto the guy's leg is so adorable. These students are very kind-hearted.'