Keyboard cat has died

Keyboard Cat, the cat who played the keyboard, has sadly died.

The internet sensation, who was also known as Bento, reached nine years of age and passed away on 9 March 2018.

Bento wasn't the original Keyboard Cat - that was Fatso, who found fame in 2007 after quirky VHS tapes shot in 1984 were uploaded to YouTube (shown above).

But Bento stepped up as a worthy reincarnation of Fatso, who died in 1987, and took up the title in 2010.

Owner of both cats Charlie Schmidt posted a tribute to Bento, epic and moving in equal proportions:

The internet is in mourning.

We were privileged to know Keyboard Cat, one of the earliest memes and internet animal heroes.

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