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It's natural to be obsessed with this woman's 12 chinchilla Persian cats

12 Chinchilla Persian cats are taking over Instagram, stare by stare.

Heather Dockray

on September 29, 2016

There are so many wonderful, mutant animals to follow on Instagram -- and while all deserve our love, only a few should have our full attention.

Over the past few months, 12catslady has been blowing up Instagram with photos of her 12 chinchilla Persian cats. Each cat is scientifically adorable, but it's the cats' empty stares, blank eyes and robotic conformity that really create Instagram magic.

Alive or merely stuffed, we can all agree on one thing: they look great.

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Their owner claims that nine out of the 12 cats came from the same litter. And while some may shame her and disparagingly call her a cat lady, she holds the title with pride.

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"I’m happy, so it doesn’t really matter what other people think about me having this many cats," 12catslady told Catster.

Let these cats eternally haunt your soul -- in the most adorable way.

All eyes on me 🙈😍 ______________________________________________ #cats #catsofinstagram #catstagram #cutepetclub #weeklyfluff #thedailykitten #instacat #instapet #instamood #instadaily #instagood #gato #kucing #neko #kitty #animalsmood #animalsco #animaladdicts #persian #persianchinchilla #persiancat #cats_of_instagram

A photo posted by Persian Chinchilla 🐱🇵🇭🇯🇵 (@12catslady) on Sep 21, 2016 at 4:42am PDT

Waiting for our lizard friend 😸 good evening from Japan 🌞 _______________________________________________ #cat #catsofinstagram #cats #instacat #instapet #weeklyfluff #fluffypack #instalike #instamood #instagood #instadaily #instacute #gato #kucing #catoftheday #petoftheday #crazycatlady #kitty neko #meow #buzzfeed #buzzfeedanimals

A photo posted by Persian Chinchilla 🐱🇵🇭🇯🇵 (@12catslady) on Aug 1, 2016 at 5:02am PDT

Bon appetit 😋 some answers to your questions -How do they cope up with hot weather? Are they getting lion cut this year? No they're not getting lion cut , they don't have matted fur , our AC is open almost 20hrs a day and we leave it on when we go out ( I only turn it off in the morning to let them play in their catio while i clean the house ) - If I do count them ? Yes i do everytime i go out ( to make sure no ones inside the closets or other room , and I count them also when I cne back 😄 -Do you put them in cage? NO they are free wandering inside the house ( Thankyou @cats_of_instagram for featuring our pawprints in the snow video 🐾 and to all who's been reposting our photos/videos 😸 sorry mommy is not active Instagraming lately , Thankyou for all your likes , comments and follow , we love you all ❤️) _________________________________________________________#cats #catsofinstagram #cutepetclub #weeklyfluff #fluffypack #gato #kucing #kitty #neko #meow #instacat #instamood #instapet #instalike #crazycatlady #buzzfeed #buzzfeedanimals

A photo posted by Persian Chinchilla 🐱🇵🇭🇯🇵 (@12catslady) on Jul 26, 2016 at 5:27pm PDT

Happy weekend to all ☀️😸 __________________________________________________ #cat #cats #catsofinstagram #cutepetclub #weeklyfluff #fluffypack #animalsco #animaladdicts #gato #kucing #kitty #neko #meow #instacat #instapet #instalike #instadaily #instagood #instalike #persian

A photo posted by Persian Chinchilla 🐱🇵🇭🇯🇵 (@12catslady) on Jul 22, 2016 at 3:42pm PDT

Goodnight 😽💤 ( please like our Facebook page 12catslady 😸 Thankyou)_______________________________________________ #cat #catsofinstagram #weeklyfluff #fluffypack #animaladdicts #animalsco #squad #gato #kucing #kitty #neko #instacat #instapet #instalike #instamood #instadaily #crazycatlady #cutepetclub #buzzfeedanimals

A photo posted by Persian Chinchilla 🐱🇵🇭🇯🇵 (@12catslady) on Aug 6, 2016 at 6:29am PDT

Happy weekend 😽💗 _______________________________________________ #cat #cats #catsofinstagram #weeklyfluff #animalsco #animalsmood #animaladdict #cutepetclub #gato #kucing #kitty #neko #crazycatlady #instacat #instamood #instalike #instagood #instadaily #catoftheday #petoftheday #persiancat

A photo posted by Persian Chinchilla 🐱🇵🇭🇯🇵 (@12catslady) on Sep 2, 2016 at 4:37pm PDT

Starting our Sunday funday with delicious breakfast 😋 happy Mother's Day to all the mothers and fur mommys out there 💐❤️ . P.S mom and dad went to ceramic festival last week and they bought us new plates 😸 ( they don't like their dry and wet food mixed so i give them their wet food first then the biscuits) _______________________________________________ #cat #cats #catvideo #catmovie #video #videofood #videooftheday #petvideo #igvideo #videogram #instavideo #catsofinstagram #instacat #instapet #instalike #instadaily #gato #kucing #kitty #neko #squad

A video posted by Persian Chinchilla 🐱🇵🇭🇯🇵 (@12catslady) on May 7, 2016 at 4:45pm PDT

When I first realized I can make a #squad photo 😂. Back in 2014 when I was still 13catslady ❤️ ( top r-l Kaya and tiger , 2nd row right is goodie behind him is momo , left is Ai , 3rd row right is karu , middle (box) r-l James and fayn left is blackie, below is Yuri . Shou, Yuki and Bruce was not on the photo ) .. Fayn is goodies brother , RIP dec 2013- aug 2014 🙏 we still missed him ❤️ #throwbackthursday ________________________________________________________#cat #cats #calico #catsofinstagram #crazycatlady #cutepetclub #club_of_cats #catstagram #bestmeow #buzzfeed #buzzfeedanimals #bestcats_oftheworld #thedailykitten #weeklyfluff #animalsco #instacat_meows #instacat #instapet #instalike #instadaily #catoftheday #petoftheday #cat_features #gato #kucing #catcondo #catloversclub

A photo posted by Persian Chinchilla 🐱🇵🇭🇯🇵 (@12catslady) on Apr 20, 2016 at 3:25pm PDT

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.