A heartwarming photo of a mother cat protecting her kittens from the rain in Japan has melted the hearts of thousands of people online.
As Japan is being hit by the monsoon season, heavy rains and flooding have affected many people, including a Japanese Twitter user who goes by the name Babariku (@yLOedElQfsyMXmK).
The user from Kyushu was on his way to his school to fix some critical issues when he realized that the monsoon season did not just affect the residents but animals in his neighborhood.
According to Sin Chew Daily, on his way to school, Babariku noticed a cat taking refuge from the heavy rain under a motorcycle.
仕方なく学校行こうと思って外でたら豪雨の中必死に子を守ってた pic.twitter.com/iUVbrdQHp0
— ババリク (@yLOedElQfsyMXmK) July 3, 2019
The adorable cat sparked his curiosity, so the user decided to approach the cat, and then the user got a sight that completely warmed his heart in the cold weather.
It turns out that the adorable cat was a mother cat who was trying her best to protect her two kittens from getting wet by the heavy rain.
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In the series of photos taken by Babariku, the mother cat can be seen staring at the user with her lovely round eyes while shielding her black kittens with her two arms.
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It was unclear how long she would have to wait for the rain to stop, but one thing was certain: the mother cat would never let her kittens get wet from the rain.
The mother cat’s sacrifice and her unconditional love for her kittens touched not only Babariku’s heart but also 784,000 hearts online.
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As soon as the photos were uploaded on Twitter, they quickly went viral and garnered over 180,000 retweets and hundreds of comments from the netizens.
We hope that the mother cat managed to find a dry and safe place for her and her two cute kittens in this rainy season!