Cats

People love cats. So we’ve dedicated a whole page to our feline friends. Whether you want to know about big catsthe oldest cat or those that do tricksthis is the place to come. Cat picturescat videoscat records. They’re all here.

Records Showcase

Cat videos

Watch videos of cats who have received Guinness World Records titles over the years

Tallest cat and longest tail ever

Most tricks in a minute by a cat

Barivel: The longest cat in the world

A day out at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home

Most watched animal on YouTube (former record holder)

Longest fur (former record holder)

Longest cat (former record holder)

Shortest cat (former record holder)

Oldest cat living (former record holder)

Longest cat (former record holder)

Cat pictures

From big cats in the wild and pets performing tricks to the world's smallest cat and very fluffy felines

cat lying down on grey carpet next to toy dog

Longest domestic cat ever

Mymains Stewart Gilligan (aka Stewie) measured 123 cm (48.5 in) long on 28 August 2010 to make him one of the largest domestic cats ever. SadlyStewie passed away in January 2013

cat with very long tail lying down on brown tiled floor

Longest tail on a domestic cat (ever)

Silver Maine Coon cat Cygnus has the longest tail ever at 44.66 cm (17.58 in)

Tallest domestic cat (ever)

At 48.4 cm (19.05 in) tallArcturus Aldebaran Powers is the tallest domestic cat ever

Rarest big cat

The world’s rarest big cat is the Amuror Manchurianleopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)of which only 65–69 individuals are estimated to existaccording to the most recent census data from 2015. Native to the mountainous forests on the border of north-eastern China and the Russian Far Eastit is currently classed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN

Most tricks performed by a cat in one minute

Didga and her owner Robert Dollwet (USA/Australia) 24 tricks in Tweed HeadsNew South WalesAustraliaon 5 February 2016

shortest cat next to gwr certificate and cat food

Shortest living domestic cat - height

Lilieput is the smallest cat in the world. The munchkin cat measured 13.34 cm (5.25 in) from the floor to the shoulders on 19 July 2013

Longest fur on a cat

Sophie Smithowned by Jami Smith (USA)has fur measuring 25.68 cm (10.11 in) as measured in OceansideCaliforniaUSAon 9 November 2013

Largest living cat

Herculesan adult male liger (lion x tigress hybrid) currently housed at Myrtle Beach Safaria wildlife reserve in South CarolinaUSA is the biggest cat in the world. This big cat measures 3.33 m (131 in)stands 1.25 m (49 in) at the shoulderand weighs 418.2 kg (922 lb)

Longest fur on a cat (former record holder)

From 20 November 2012 to 9 November 2013 the longest fur on a cat was 22.87 cm and belonged to Colonel Meowowned by Anne Marie Avey (USA)as measured in SeattleWashingtonUSA

former Shortest domestic cat living next to gwr certificate

Shortest domestic cat living (former record holder)

Munchkin cat Fizz Girl became the smallest cat in the world when she measured 15.24 cm (6 in) from the floor to the shoulders on 23 July 2010. She was the world’s smallest cat until 2013