Sharon Wood
The Guinness Book of Records has so many records for any taste! We collected here the 5 most impressive cat records that you probably have never heard about.
#1 Most prolific cat.
Dusty is the tabby cat (1935-1952) from the USA who gave birth to 420 kittens. Can you even imagine it???
#2 Largest litter – domestic cat.
The Burmese/Siamese cat from the UK gave birth to 19 kittens on 7 August 1970.
Unfortunately, four of them were stillborn. But this record is really impressive considering that the average for this cat type is 4-6 kittens per litter.
#3 Longest jump by a cat.
Waffle the Warrior Cat from the USA is famous for the longest jump ( 213.36 cm /7 ft).
#4 Most followers on Instagram for a cat.
"nala_cat" is the most following cat account on Instagram. The record of 4,323,973 followers was fixed on 16 January 2020.
Nala was adopted from the shelter and is considered as the Siamese/tabby mix.
#5 The World`s most travelled cat.
Hamlet managed to get stuck in a Canadian airplane for seven weeks. When he was found by the owner, he flew approx. 600 000 km.