網紅慵懶貓去世後 土耳其人專門設立銅像紀念它

Tombili, the pudgy cat whose relaxing demeanor captured the hearts of fans worldwide, has been honored with a bronze statue in her home city of Istanbul, Turkey.

一隻名爲"Tombili"的小肥貓以其慵懶的姿態贏得了全世界粉絲的心。而在它的家鄉土耳其伊斯坦布爾，人們也建了青銅像來紀念它。

The cuddly feline — whose name is a Turkish word often used for chubby pets — was a beloved figure in the neighborhood of Ziverbey, the Daily Sabah reports.

據土耳其《沙巴日報》報道，這隻惹人喜愛的喵星人是齊沃比街區的吉祥物，它的名字"Tombili"在土耳其語中是胖胖萌寵的常見名字。

"Tombili was a freely living cat, like most cats in Turkey," Batu Aksoy, one of the founders of the Anatolian Cat Project, told The Huffington Post in a Facebook message. "The community took care of her."

安納托利亞貓咪工程創始人之一巴圖·阿克索伊通過臉書網信息告訴《赫芬頓郵報》："Tombili是一隻慵懶生活的貓，就像土耳其的大多數貓一樣。全社會都在照顧它。"

Tombili shot to online fame after someone snapped a photo of her reclining outside.

Tombili因爲一張慵懶倚在人行道上看風景的照片而在網絡爆紅。

It's unclear when she became known outside of her local neighborhood, but the photo appears at the top of a 9Gag post from February 2015.

雖然不知道照片是不是在她所在的街區拍的，不過這張照片依然在2015年2月在9Gag圖片網站上登頂。

When she died in August after an illness, someone put up a poster in the neighborhood as a tribute. But a cat as awesome as Tombili deserved more than just a poster.

在它8月份因病離世之後，有人在它生前所在的街區貼上海報作爲紀念。但是像Tombili這樣可愛的貓咪，理應得到比一張海報更多的紀念。

The Anatolian Cat Project — an educational community for cat lovers — launched a petition asking that the neighborhood have a statue erected to commemorate the popular feline.

安納托利亞貓咪工程是一個愛貓人的教育社區，他們發起了一項請願，希望這個街區能夠立雕像來紀念這隻人氣超高的貓咪。

Artist Seval Sahin stepped up to the challenge, and the bronze sculpture was unveiled on Tuesday — World Animal Day.

藝術家薩瓦爾·薩希因接下了這個挑戰，這座青銅像在世界動物保護日揭幕。

Tombili was a "very friendly cat," Aksoy said, which unfortunately may have led to some of her health problems. "The neighborhood loved her so much and used to feed her a lot," he added.

阿克索伊表示，Tombili是一隻"非常親人的貓咪"，這可能很不幸地導致了她的健康問題。他補充說道："鄰居都太喜歡她了，所以喂她吃的東西太多了。"

"Tombili was a very proud cat and did not like to spend her time with other cats," Aksoy said. "Because of obesity, she could not move much, so preferred calmly to lie on [the] sidewalk."

"Tombili是一隻驕傲的貓咪，不喜歡和別的貓一起玩兒。"阿克索伊說，"因爲太胖，她也不怎麼能活動，所以她喜歡靜靜地在人行道邊上趴着。"