Maru, a Scottish Fold who lived in Japan, became famous on the internet for his love of boxes and his ability to comfortably fit himself into any sized receptacle. His fame came after the ninth clip posted by his owner – of Maru jumping into small cardboard boxes and with his legs sticking out – went viral in 2008.
The Guinness World Records awarded Maru the record for the most views for an animal on YouTube in 2016 for garnering more than 325 million views. The record has since been broken.
Maru’s YouTube channel currently has almost 900,000 subscribers.
