In a historic move, Mexico’s President Obrador has officially declared 19 of these cats as “living fixed assets.” He will be stepping down from office in October, but he’s made sure the cats will be cared for as long as they live. They even have their own palace veterinarian, Jesús Arías, who looks after them every day!
Yep, he’s named after the famous UK music icon, David Bowie, who visited the palace back in 1997. We can bet Bowie would be flattered to have this cute cat named after him!
Here are more scenes showing the National Palace’s feline ‘living fixtures’ happily roaming the grounds in Mexico City.
Yuri Knorozov, who deciphered Mayan glyphs with help from his beloved cat Asya.