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Luffar-Lasse Roundabout in Trollhättan, Sweden

Luffar-Lasse (literally “Tramp Lasse”), a ginger cat in Trollhättan, regularly wanders nearly 1.2 miles (about 2 km) from his suburban home to the parking lot of a shopping area on the outskirts of the city. There, he approaches shoppers, accepts pets, and often hitchhikes rides back with strangers. This unusually social routine first made him a local celebrity. One sign of this is a nearby traffic circle with a mosaic sculpture of Luffar-Lasse by local artist Ellen Ljungqvist, installed in 2024
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