Mystery cat takes regular bus to the shops

Clivebenss

14 Apr 11, 17:21

Last updated at 13:13 12 April 2007 - Daily Mail Online

The cat, nicknamed Macavity, has one blue eye and one green eye

Bus drivers have nicknamed a white cat Macavity after it has started using the No 331 several mornings a week.

The feline, which has a purple collar, gets onto the busy Walsall to Wolverhampton bus at the same stop most mornings - he then jumps off at the next stop 400m down the road, near a fish and chip shop.

The cat was nicknamed Macavity after the mystery cat in T.S Elliot's poem. He gets on the bus in front of a row of 1950s semi-detached houses and jumps off at a row of shops down the road which include a fish and chip shop.

Driver Bill Khunkhun, 49, who first saw the cat jumping from the bus in January, said: "It is really odd, the first time I saw the cat jumping off the bus with a group of passengers. I hadn't seen it get on which was a bit confusing.

"The next day I pulled up on Churchill Road to let a couple of passengers on. As soon as I opened the doors the cat ran towards the bus, jumped on and ran under one of the seats, I don't think any of the passengers noticed.

"Because I had seen it jump off the day before I carried on driving and sure enough when I stopped just down the road he jumped off - I don't know why he would catch the bus but he seems to like it. I told some of the other drivers on this route and they have seen him too."

Since January, when the cat first caught the bus he has done it two or three times a week and always gets on and off at the same stops.

Passenger, Paul Brennan, 19, who catches the 331 to work, said: "I first noticed the cat a few weeks ago. At first I thought it had been accompanied by its owner but after the first stop it became quite clear he was on his own.

"He sat at the front of the bus, waited patiently for the next stop and then got off. It was was quite strange at first but now it just seems normal. I suppose he is the perfect passenger really - he sits quietly, minds his own business and then gets off."

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

14 Apr 11, 17:37

Aiming for the fish & chips shop~~

UK quite famous for their fish & chips...

Clivebenss

14 Apr 11, 17:41

may be he belongs to the fish and chip shop.

Mr Milo

14 Apr 11, 20:12

Meow

Hwaimeng

14 Apr 11, 20:50

there a lot of cats new around the world

korean buddha cat that wont eat meat, wont kill any living things, look at buddha everyday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCtQqxOu3YM&feature=related

ninja cat in US

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzzjgBAaWZw

ninjacat 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEmEN8PFsgI

and lots of other stories of special animals

Mr Milo

14 Apr 11, 20:56

Ninja Turtles!

Clivebenss

15 Apr 11, 05:31

cute cat.

BadzMaro

15 Apr 11, 07:30

I dont really like cats, but this one is quite cute. he he

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

15 Apr 11, 09:05

Imagine u go up the bus... See the cat quietly seating on a seat... then when arrived at it's spot, just quietly alight...

Me think it's beri obident and cute~~~~~

Nelstar

15 Apr 11, 09:20

I hit it everyday.

The problem with Macavity is, he remembers the bus number which I told him to take, but he always forget the fish which he was supposed to buy.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

15 Apr 11, 09:24

Originally posted by Nelstar:

I hit it everyday.

The problem with Macavity is, he remembers the bus number which I told him to take, but he always forget the fish which he was supposed to buy.