The internet's favourite felines have a new challenger to the title of cutest cat. 网上最受宠爱的喵星人们现在又多了一个争夺“最萌宠物”桂冠的竞争对手。
Snoopy, an exotic short-hair cat, is already a huge hit in his native China and this year has taken the rest of the world by storm. 一只来自中国的短毛猫 Snoopy，已经在它的家乡引起了轰动，现在这股轰动的浪潮已经席卷全世界了。
He already has more than 275,000 followers on Weibo - China's version of Twitter - and a further 190,000 on Instagram. 在中国版推特——微博上，它已经有了超过 27.5万的粉丝；在世界范围内，它在图片分享网站 Instagram上还有 19万的粉丝。
The growth in Snoopy's popularity will be seen as a threat to established feline internet stars Maru and Grumpy Cat Tardar Sauce. Snoopy飙升的人气可能会对已经公认的网上喵明星——猫叔和不爽猫塔达酱等构成威胁。
Japanese cat Maru has previously been hailed the internet's most famous feline and videos of her antics have been viewed millions of times. 来自日本的猫叔一度被称为网上最有名的喵星人，它滑稽的视频已经获得了数百万的收视率。
Grumpy Cat is so popular she was chosen as ' spokescat ' for a Friskies brand of cat food, it was announced this month. 不爽猫也相当有名气，知名猫粮品牌“喜悦”已经于本月公布将不爽猫选为品牌“代言猫”。
However, Snoopybabe's fan base is growing rapidly. The adorable short-hair, based in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, is famous for his short snout, flat face and enormous brown eyes. 不过 Snoopy的粉丝大本营也正在不断扩大规模。这只来自四川成都的可爱猫咪，以其短小的口鼻、平脸和巨大的棕色眼睛而著名。
Snoopybabe's owner Miss Ning said the cat's best asset is his ' pie face '. Snoopybabe的主人宁小姐说，它身上最好看的部分就是它的“大饼脸”。
