Raja – The Cat Behind Raja and David
Raja is a half-savannah, half-bengal cat whose outdoor adventure and DIY cat wall videos have inspired the creation of the brand known as Raja and David, also known as OutdoorSavannah. Raja is the heart of our cat enrichment content and DIY guides, encouraging pet-friendly home design and active lifestyles with cats.
The Story of Raja and David
David met Raja as a kitten in December of 2020 and always planned on leash training her to take on adventures outside. Due to the cold winter and spring, they had to wait until late April to begin venturing outside. David trained Raja to accept a harness and leash and after a few weeks in their backyard, Raja could walk alongside David. They spent the whole summer of 2021 walking around their backyard and didn’t dare venture beyond as Raja was incredibly scared of seeing other people. In early fall, David decided Raja was ready to go to a quiet local park and gain confidence walking outside before the cold winter set in. As winter set in, Raja needed some entertainment while being cooped up indoors so David decided to build her five DIY (Do It Yourself) cat shelves on a section of his living room wall. By the time it warmed up, Raja and David were back outside but this time being a bit more adventurous and heading to local parks with people walking around. David noticed how much others loved seeing Raja walking outside and he made a few short videos detailing their outdoor adventures on his personal Instagram page. Viewers enjoyed watching Raja and David so he decided to create a dedicated space for cat videos. In June of 2022 he created OutdoorSavannah on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Youtube and began publishing short videos logging his outdoor adventures with Raja. David loved spending time with Raja outside and after 6 months had published 235 short videos, inspiring people from around the world to be more active with their cats.
Raja’s Cat Sounds, Cat Chirping, Ekekek
Raja has always chirped (chattered, trilled, ekekeked) at other animals like birds and squirrels and David had recorded a lot of this behavior. One evening in November 2022 while reviewing footage he noticed an uncanny similarity between the tone and rhythm of Raja’s chirping sounds and the sounds of the animals she was engaged with. It appeared as if Raja was imitating the tone and rhythm of the other animals. David did some research and although cat noises are not well studied, there was one interesting article about a wild cat in the Amazon that researchers observed using vocalizations similar to the sounds of a baby monkey. After the adult monkeys high up in the trees heard these sounds they came down to investigate to which the cat leapt at the monkeys from a nearby vine. It seems as if the cat’s vocalizations could have been an attempt to lure the adults closer before pouncing. David created a small compilation of four instances of this mimicry between Raja and other animals and posted it on TikTok to which millions of people watched and enjoyed listening to Raja chirp. Since then, David has published longer 60 second compilations her mimicry which have since received major attention on all social media platforms and featured in a Newsweek article.
Raja and David’s DIY Cat Wall
In December of 2022, David decided to record the process of making his own DIY cat shelves, adding on to the five that were previously placed a year prior. Every video he made on this subject generated millions of views as he continued adding on to the cat wall that was developing in his living room. Raja absolutely loved having more space to run around and perch from and David loved to inspire others to be more active with their cats. After adding more shelves for Raja, he hung up an old carpet rug on the wall which Raja immediately took to, zooming up it with ease. He recorded the process of hanging the carpet rug using drywall anchors while Raja watched intently followed by her running up the carpet wall. Carpet Wall for a Cat became Raja and David’s first video to reach over 100 million people continued building the cat wall around his living room. Two weeks after installing the carpet wall, Raja and David released their largest video ever, Cardboard Tube Scratching Post for a Cat (aka “I Built A Cat Wall Playground”) which immediately became a viral sensation on every social media platform it was posted on, fetching hundreds of millions of views consistently on each platform. As of December 2025, this video had been viewed 2,071,729,522 times and is the most-viewed cat video of all time. After this video and its immediate success, David knew that inspiring others to be more active with their cats with video creations and outdoor adventures was his calling and he decided to pursue content creation full time focusing on cat enrichment, DIY guides, and outdoor adventures featuring Raja.
David – the Human Creator of OutdoorSavannah
David is a lifelong cat lover and owner of the OutdoorSavannah brand. Growing up, he always wanted to take his family cat on adventures but wasn’t able to do so until meeting Raja. In between spending time with his cats and making videos, David is a professional orchestral musician by trade and plays the bassoon. He lives in Minnesota with Raja and his older tabby cat, Nala.
OutdoorSavannah – the Business Behind Raja and David
Raja and David, also known as OutdoorSavannah, are both trademarked brands offering online entertainment services and pet furniture cat shelf products, including photographic, audio, video, and written content featuring cat enrichment, DIY guides, pet-friendly home design, and outdoor adventures with Raja the cat. Our brands are dedicated to inspiring cat owners to engage with their pets actively and creatively. In 2026, OutdoorSavannah launched LinkTaps, a toolkit for social media creators to improve their viewers’ experience.
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