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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Top Cat competition: special talent winners - in pictures

Special talent: Mr Haywood
WINNER
Simon Cox: Mr Haywood rarely sleeps in the same place twice and if you bring anything home, especially for the kids, he thinks it's for him. The baby's pram, a new laptop bag, shoe box etc, it's all for him. Or in this case, the baby's 'Bumbo' seat. It's honestly not rigged up: I just walked in and found he'd squeezed his fat bum into the baby's seat (I did put the cup of milk there for him). Had I tried to put him in it I wouldn't be typing this, as he'd have had my fingers off! I think he decided that if this is how the baby gets fed, there was a good chance he might get a little extra attention!
Photograph: Simon Cox
Special talent: Batman
Karen Fahey: After a year of being tormented by two large pigeons living in her garden, Batman has decided to lie in wait for them on the bird-feeding table. To her surprise, her strategy has yet to yield results. Photograph: Karen Fahey
Special talent: Brodie
Candice Tripp: Brodie can drive a fire engine, although she is prone to crashing into things. Photograph: Candice Tripp
Special talent: Claude
Jennifer Mullen: Our cat Claude makes a good cushion. Photograph: Jennifer Mullen
Special talent: Coco
Ian Turley: Coco loves getting funky on the synths! Photograph: Ian Turley
Special talent: Daisy
Andrew and Dawn Estabrook: Daisy always puts on a show on her scratching post tree - and pulls the odd face too. Photograph: Andrew and Dawn Estabrook
Special talent: Immanuel von Bennigsen
Immanuel von Bennigsen: Cat in a box Photograph: Immanuel von Bennigsen
Special talent: Squinty
Helen White: My cat Squinty can bake. Here she is, just preparing to make a loaf of white bread for my dinner. Photograph: Helen White
Special talent: Usyaka
Alexandra Zakharova: Usyaka is an oriental shorthair cat. Here she is scratching her nose with a cotton bud. Photograph: Alexandra Zakharova
Special talent: Ziggy
Simon Crutchley: We hear Ziggy getting the post every morning. He never actually brings it to us ... but if his booster immunisation letter arrives, we never see it! Photograph: Simon Crutchley
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