Garfield is the 27 lb[1] fictional protagonist of the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis. He is a lazy, fat, selfish, orange, anthropomorphic tabby cat who enjoys eating, sleeping, stealing Jon's meals, and being mean to Odie by kicking him off the table. He dislikes Mondays because he suffers from bad luck on those days, such as being struck by a pie coming from nowhere, and considers himself to be more intelligent than humans, dogs, among animals. He ... enjoys performing on a wooden fence in the middle of the night, although he is usually booed at and bombarded with various objects by his agitated audience (if any). He hates spiders, and often swats them with a newspaper or whatever may be close to a paw. Although he doesn't chase mice (unless bribed to do so), he is often seen trying to eat birds.