Rupert the superb Abyssinian deigns to taste your drink. You may think he still looks elegant - in which case keep scrolling for Rupert's hilarious reappearance.

Chloe is usually a cool cat. But when someone's eating, she's liable to get in their face.

Cats are not averse to queue-jumping when food is the prize. Max and Jerry (left) line up for a dinner morsel; Moe positions himself for a lick of ice-cream.

Cruz (left) gets familiar with dad's feet; Serengeti begins a journey but forgets to bring her southern half with her.

Troy wants to be part of the artwork-in-progress.RIP Troy.

Jasper squeezes himself into unallocated shelf space and turns it into Jasper space.

Katavi thinks he saw something in that space between fireplace and cabinet. I've seen cats spend the whole day gazing at a gap where they think a mouse has run - even if dad removed the mouse and set it free hours ago.

Harry has a stretch, affording us a wonderful view of his less celebrated side.

Bella's a grown-up four years old. But toys still bring out the goofy baby in her.

Moriarty has her queenly moments, but sometimes she goes all kittenish.

Panda has the look of a movie star who's just been papped. She's 12 years old but can you believe she hasn't had any work done?

Louie (left) and Bette let their wacky side come out during sleeping hours.

Nobody looks their best when tucking into grub, which is why it's taboo to photograph the Queen when she's eating. But no such rule exists for cats, so here's Toro chowing down on grass.

I once interviewed a famous person who fiercely forbade the photographer to snap him at too low an angle, lest his chins be too prominent. Again, cats are less vain, as Nessie (left) and Ash demonstrate.

Louis reveals the little-known length of a feline tongue.

More unintended tonguey moments: Maisy (left) and Panda.

'Grass is a cat's medicine,' I learned as a boy. Here's Pebble self-medicating.

A cat's yawn is a cavern measureless to man. Pudgy (left) and Iggy give you a glimpse.

Rascal and Sapphire give you a lesson in pronunciation: aah and aww.

Shankly looks embarrassed to be discovered hanging out somewhere as plain as the dish rack.

Such decorum. The front of Mario and the butt of Bette.

Stretch, curve, twist: Tedbear (left), Sprocket and Cuba.

Pugnacious kittens: Sebastian (left) challenges a dried arrangement to a fight; Smudge ambushes Peanut.

Cats are superb climbers, but they may look ungainly while doing it. Puschka (left) wants to come in; Lexie wants to get out - does that make her an antisocial climber?

It might look as though Thomas has passed out after a big night's drinking. But in fact he's just trying to cool himself.

Here's Thomas again - he does seem fond of the floor.

Here's the second photo of Rupert that was promised. He lengthily spread himself across two chairs, creating a slightly less than elegant display of his undercarriage.

Finally, one of the most serious faux pas that a cat can commit - getting between a rugby match and a fan. The silhouette belongs to Rascal.