People Are Obsessed With This Cat That Looks Just Like WALL-E

A cat who bares a seriously close resemblance to an iconic Disney character has melted hearts online this week.

Wally the Ragdoll cat became an internet favorite after his picture was shared on Saturday on Reddit's r/aww sub by owner Brittany Birk.

Wally is now 4 years old and lives with his owners in St. Louis, Missouri. Aptly named, the adorable cat's markings mean that he looks just like the main character from the 2008 Disney Pixar movie WALL·E.

With more than 54,000 upvotes and hundreds of comments, the adorable likeness has delighted animal lovers.

Birk told Newsweek: "He wasn't named after WALL·E, we just liked the name. We made jokes about it as a family through the years, referencing the movie."

Not the only feline to share a famous lookalike, earlier this year heads were turned online when an overweight orange cat was dubbed the real-life version of Garfield.

Wally's markings are fairly typical of his breed. Purina says that the Ragdoll cat is a large, impressive, and luxuriously coated breed. Their silky and dense coat comes in varying color patterns but often features a distinctive white and cream coat with tints of darker brown, commonly around the eyes and ears.

The Ragdoll is a man-made cat breed, created in the 1960s by Ann Baker using an Angora cat with white gloves and boots and a solid black male cat.

Now a well-loved breed around the world, Baker's aim was to produce a glamorous cat with a laid-back nature—the perfect family pet. While Ragdolls are curious, they are famed for their relaxed, affectionate, and languid nature and are often happiest curled up on the couch.

Birk was inspired to share the picture of Wally online when she realized just how close the likeness is between her feline friend and the adorable robot WALL·E.

"I've been playing the new Disney video game Dreamlight Valley and I realized how much Wally really did look like WALL·E," she explained: "I love that he has got some attention. He's a beautiful sweet cat and we are happy people get to share that with us."

Online, viewers of the Reddit post were delighted with the likeness. One Redditor said: "Wally has some meme potential," while another wrote: "I think my heart just melted."

"This cat deserves everything it could ever want and more," said another fan of Wally, while another Redditor commented: "A perfect comparison! How sweet!"

"I'm supposed to be studying, but I can't stop looking at your cat! Melting," wrote one cat lover.