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Mews: The Amazing Cat World Records! – Katzenworld

by Guinness World Records

24
Mar

Hi everyone,

Today marks the 60th anniversary of theĀ Guinness World Records.

As part of this we have compiled for you a list of some of the amazing cat related records you can find in this latest edition. šŸ˜€

Longest jump by a cat

The longest jump by a cat is 182.88 cm (6 ft) and was achieved by AlleyĀ on the 27 October 2013.Ā Alley is owned by Samantha Martin, in Austin Texas ā€“ USA.

Shortest living domestic cat (height wise)

The shortest cat is Lilieput, a nine-year-old female munchkin cat, who measured 13.34 cm (5.25 in) from the floor to the shoulders on 19 July 2013, and is owned by Christel Young Ā of Napa, California ā€“ USA.

Tallest domestic cat

The tallest domestic cat ever was Savannah Islands Trouble, aka ā€œTroubleā€, who was 48.3 cm (19 in) tall. He was owned by Debby Maraspini and was measured at the Silver Cats Cat Show, Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA, on the 30 October 2011.

Longest fur on a cat

The longest fur on a cat is 22.87 cm (9.00 in) as measured in Seattle, Washington, USA, on 20 November 2012 and belonged to Colonel Meow. He was owned by Anne Marie Avey.

Thank you very much for reading everyone and hope you enjoyed these fun records as much as we did. Do let us know which one is your personal favorite in the comments. šŸ™‚

For more information please visit www.guinnessworldrecords.comĀ (All photos areĀ courtesy of their team!)

Thanks,

Marc

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Mews: Largest Living cat – Katzenworld

by Guinness World Records

05
Nov

Hi everyone,

The Guinness World Records kindly gave us permission to repost some of their cat world records as part of their 2016 book which is now available in stores!

Today we are looking at theĀ Largest living cat:

The largest living cat is Hercules, an adult male liger (lion x tigress hybrid) currently housed at Myrtle Beach Safari, a wildlife reserve in South Carolina, USA. In total length, he measures 3.33 m (131 in), stands 1.25 m (49 in) at the shoulder, and weighs 418.2 kg (922 lb).

Ligers are generally larger than their two parental species. In contrast, tigons, hybrids resulting from the reciprocal cross (tiger x lioness), are often smaller. He is pictured here with Moksha Bybee, an animal trainer from the wildlife reserve.

Slightly taller but lighter in weight is Herculesā€™s brother, Sinbad.

Ligers are generally larger than their two parental species. In contrast, tigons, hybrids resulting from the reciprocal cross (tiger x lioness), are often smaller.

All photo and video credit goes to the Guinness World Records, original post can be found here.

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Thanks,

Marc

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Mews: Longest Jump by a Cat – Katzenworld

by Guinness World Records

14
Oct

Hi everyone,

The Guinness World Records kindly gave us permission to repost some of their cat world records as part of their 2016 book which is available in stores!

Today we are looking at theĀ Longest jump by a cat:

The longest jump by a cat is 182.88 cm (6 ft) and was achieved by Alley, owned by Samantha Martin (USA), in Austin, Texas, USA, on 27 October 2013.

All photo credit goes to the Guinness World Records.

I know Nubia can jump quite far but certainly not this far! How far can your cat jump?

Thanks,

Marc

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Mews: Oldest Cat Living – Katzenworld

by Guinness World Records

30
Sep

Hi everyone,

The Guinness World Records kindly gave us permission to repost some of their cat world records as part of their 2016 book which is now available in stores!

Today we are looking at theĀ Oldest cat living:

The oldest cat living is Corduroy (b. 1 August 1989), aged 25 years 339 days as of 6 July 2015. Corduroy lives with his owner, Ashley Reed Okura (USA) in Sisters, Oregon, USA.

The Reed family have owned Corduroy since he was a kitten, and Ashley was just 7 years old.

All photo and video credit go to the Guinness World Records.

How old is your feline friend?

Thanks,

Marc

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Mews: Longest domestic cat (ever) – Katzenworld

by Guinness World Records

16
Sep

Hi everyone,

The Guinness World Records kindly gave us permission to repost some of their cat world records as part of their 2016 book which is available in stores!

Today we are looking at theĀ Longest domestic cat (ever)

The longest domestic cat ever was Mymains Stewart Gilligan (aka Stewie) at 123 cm (48.5 in) long. He was owned by Robin Hendrickson and Erik Brandsness (USA) and was measured on 28 August 2010. Stewie passed away in January 2013.

Stewie was a Maine Coon.

Read more: RIP Stewie ā€“ Worldā€™s longest cat passes away

All photo and video credit goes to the Guinness World Records.So approximately how long is your cat? šŸ˜€

Thanks,

Marc

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Mews: Loudest Purr by a Domestic Cat – Katzenworld

by Guinness World Records

02
Sep

Hi everyone,

The Guinness World Records kindly gave us permission to repost some of their cat world records as part of their 2016 book which is available in stores!

Today we are looking at theĀ Loudest purr by a domestic cat:

The loudest purr by a domestic cat is 67.8 db(A) and was achieved by Merlin, owned by Tracy Westwood (UK), at her home in Torquay, Devon, UK, on 2 April 2015.

Merlin is 13 years old.

All photo and video credit go to the Guinness World Records.

How loud does your cat purr? Can they beat Merlin!

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Marc

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Mews: Shortest living domestic cat (height) – Katzenworld

by Guinness World Records

21
Mar

Hi everyone,

The Guinness World Records kindly gave us permission to repost some of their cat world records as part of their 2016 book which is available in stores!

Today we are looking at theĀ Shortest living domestic cat (height):

The shortest cat is Lilieput, a nine-year-old female munchkin cat, who measured 13.34 cm (5.25 in) from the floor to the shoulders on 19 July 2013, and is owned by Christel Young (USA) of Napa, California, USA.

All photo credit goes to the Guinness World Records.

Weā€™ve seen plenty of munchkin cats in our cat cafe features in Japan! But Lillieput certainly looks a lot shorter. I always wonder how these little ones get on with their life as the normal activities canā€™t be easy for them! šŸ™

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Thanks,

Marc

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