A popular seaside town has had a helping hand - or paw - with its tourism in recent years, in the form of a much-loved local cat.
Parsley has built up a huge social media following for his antics in Oban, and has even had visitors from all over the world.The Maine Coon has thousands of online fans, including some from the USA, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Pakistan and South Africa.
Parsley, who is nine, also loves to socialise in the real world too - and some of his international fanbase have travelled across the globe to find out for themselves.A Facebook page which keeps people up to date with the friendly feline's goings-on has more than 8,000 followers.
And after his owner, Fiona Campbell-Smith, added to her cat brood with Misha and Purdie, a new page was launched detailing the ups and downs of the trio's lives.
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