Google Maps euthanizes Auckland cat

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Sad news from New Zealand. The beautiful smiling cat that appeared briefly in a mangrove swamp on the Google map of Auckland has been euthanized.

Certain parts of Google's mapping for walkways and trails can be edited by users. The same map of the Hobson Bay shore no longer shows the Kiwi kitteh.

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Giant cat appears on Auckland Google map (stuff.co.nz)

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