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records are not verified by us and not all of them should
necessarily be trusted as absolute fact. We do not
check every record and rely on the honesty of our visitors.
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Smallest
Cat
The most recent smallest cat on record is Mr
Peebles. Verified by Guinness, the domestic short
hair resides in Pekin, Illinois. He is only 6.1 inches
tall and 19.2 inches long and weighs 3-pounds. He is full
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Picture submitted by: Cathy Smith (owner)
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are currently trying to verify this record. |
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Smartest
Cat - Official
Site
Cuty Boy, a pure bred Persian, is a prodigy
and has been featured in cat sites and periodicals world
wide. He can allegedly say 'no' and 'yes' to questions,
by rocking his head back and forward and by kissing his
owner, Hema Chandras' cheek.
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His owner claims he can also do math, and says he was
tested by principals and teachers alike. If that's not
enough, his owner also claims he knows about eight languages,
among them Gujarati, Persian, Malayalam, English, Arabic
and French. |
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Oldest
The oldest reliably recorded cat was a female
tabby named Ma, owned by Alice St. George Moore of Drewsteignton,
England. This cat was put to sleep on November 5, 1957
at the age of 34 years. |
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Largest
Breed
The largest
cat breed is the Ragdoll. Males weigh 12 to 20 pounds,
with females weighing 10 to 15 pounds. |
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Fattest
The
worlds fattest cat was a neutered male tabby named "Himmey"
When Himmey died of respiratory failure he weighed a whopping
46 lbs 15.5 ounces! He had a 15 inch neck, was 38 inches
long, and had a 33 inch waist. |
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Best
Climber
On
September 6, 1950, a 4 month-old kitten belonging to Josephine
Aufdenblatten of Geneva, Switzerland followed a group
of climbers to the top of the 14,691 foot Matterhorn in
the Alps. |
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Most
Kittens In A Lifetime
A
tabby named "Dusty" gave birth to 420 documented kittens
in her lifetime. Let's hope that nobody else attempts
this record. Like Bob Barker says, "Have your pet spayed
or neutered!" |
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Largest
Domestic Feline
The
heaviest domestic cat was a neutered male tabby named
Himmy, owned by Thomas Vyse of Redlynch, Queensland, Australia.
When Himmy died of respiratory failure on March 12, 1986
at the age of 10 years, 4 months, he weighed 46lb 15
oz. (neck 15 inches, waist 33 inches, length 38 inches.) |
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Largest
Litter
The
largest litter was produced by a Burmese\Siamese mother.
There were 19 kittens. However, 4 of the kittens were
stillborn. |
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Most
Popular House Pets
Cats outnumber dogs by millions as house pets
in USA, UK and many countries of Europe. In USA alone,
there are about sixty million cats kept as pets. In the
USA, thirty seven percent of houses have at least one
pet cat. In the UK about twenty five percent of houses
have at least one pet cat. In Australia, about twenty
six percent of houses have at least one pet cat. There
are more than seven million pet cats in the UK. In Canada,
there are about five million domestic cats. There are
about five hundred million pet cats in the world. Cats
are also widely domesticated in other parts of the world
such as Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Brazil,
Israel, Japan, South Africa, all European Countries and
many other countries of the world. In India also, many
people are keeping cats as pets. |
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Some
of these were taken from
The Guinness Book of Records 1996
Bantham Books/Guinness Publishing Ltd. p62. |
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