Months ago, we reported the story of Sampson the cat from Scotland, who was found 500 miles south of his home. At the time, this was one of the most incredible feats of cat-travel we’d ever heard of, but today we heard about something even more astonishing.

Ravila Hairova and husband Lev Kondratyev left their cat, Karim, with neighbours when they decided to move 2,000 miles from Gulistan, Uzbekistan to Liska, Russia in 2008. Two days later, Karim disappeared; “we never heard another word about him” Hairova told the Sun. However, two years after moving house, Hairova spotted a cat waiting in the street outside their new home; “When I got closer I saw it was Karim; thin, and in very poor condition but it was him” she reported, to which Kondratyev added, “”There are certain marks on his body including a scar on his tail when it was caught in the door that show us he is 100% our Karim.”

To achieve this exceptional feat, Karim had to travel 2,000 miles across three state boarders to reach his owners, baffling experts across the world. At nine-years old, Karim is no whippersnapper either, making his journey even more amazing!