What is the oldest living tiger in captivity (2023)?
I dived into this topic with gusto thinking I could find a quick, one line answer to the question. Silly me. I have dated the question for the obvious reason, I guess, that the...
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Current world’s tallest domestic cat (2022) is slightly overweight!
NEWS AND OPINION: The title of the “world’s tallest domestic cat” is slightly artificial. It doesn’t mean much because the cat is a quadruped, walking on all fours. Their height is not really important....
Smallest domestic cat in the world ever recorded?
This is an easy one to answer because we have a Guinness World Record on this topic and the smallest cat on record was a male blue point Himalayan (pointed Persian) whose name was...
List of oldest living and deceased domestic cats but 2022 records are sketchy
Here is a spreadsheet listing the oldest living and deceased domestic cats as at 2022. I have to come clean right away and say that this list although very comprehensive is not completely current....
Fattest cat in the world 2022 and discussion
It has to be said that there is an ethical issue about having a world record for the fattest cat in the world and we are referring to domestic cats. This is because of...
What is the largest litter of kittens on record?
There is an official world record for the largest number of kittens in a single litter. The source of the information is, of course, the Guinness World Records website. They state very succinctly that...
Towser, holds the record for the champion mouser of all time
It’s nice to recognise the useful hunting skills of the domestic cat and Towser (1963-1987) holds the record for the champion mouser of all time. She was a tortoiseshell cat owned by Glenturret Distillery,...
What is a cat with extra toes called?
The answer is in the illustration: polydactyl cat. As you see it is quite a popular search term on Google. So what is the origin of the word ‘polydactyl’? Well, you probably know that...
Unwillingness to eat: a classic sign that a cat is dying of old age
People search for signs that their cat is dying of old age. I have just read about a 31-year-old Maine Coon cat living in England. The Daily Mail reported his death of old age...
Pictures of 32-year-old cat: as a kitten and now
I’d say that these pictures together are unique on the internet. Firstly it is very rare to see two pictures of a cat when they are a kitten and at the end of their...
Highest a cat has ever jumped
A pet caracal jumped vertically a recorded 11.5 feet or 3.4 meters. That is around the highest a cat has jumped.
Heaviest domestic cat on record
It appears that no domestic cat has beaten Himmy as the heaviest domestic cat on record. Dr Desmond Morris discusses this topic in his book Cat World published in 1996 and at that time...
Most dice balanced on a cat’s paw
This is one of the daftest entries in the Guinness World Records book of 2019. It is the most dice balanced on a cat’s paw and here it is in the picture below. The...
Texan Discovered The Unlikely Formula For Feline Longevity
This elderly Texan discovered the unlikely formula for feline longevity but even knowing everything he does with respect to cat caretaking it is hard to know exactly what the secret is.
The Oldest Siamese Cat
The oldest Siamese cat was Scooter who lived to 30-years-of-age. He lived in Texas with Gail between March 26, 1986 – April 8, 2016. An English Siamese died at 31 (1989).
Note: sources for news articles are carefully selected but the news is often not independently verified.
