Lil Bub

Lil Bub, officially Lil BUB (June 21, 2011 – December 1, 2019), was an American celebrity cat. She was known for her unique physical appearance. Her owner, Mike Bridavsky, adopted her when his friends called to ask him to give her a home. Her photos were first posted to Tumblr in November 2011, before they were taken off after they had been featured on the social news website Reddit. 

"Lil Bub" on Facebook has over three million likes. Lil Bub stars in Lil Bub & Friendz, a documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2013, that won the Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film.

Lil Bub died of a bone infection on December 1, 2019 at the age of 8, which led to a overwhelming degree of sorrow over her death on social media.

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Category:2011 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:Individual cats
Category:Internet celebrity animals