These were in the most recent issue of our Humane Society newsletter and I thought they were interesting. I posted one in Richard's thread, but here are the rest...
Oldest Cat The oldest reliably recorded cat was a female tabby named Ma, who was put to sleep on November 5, 1957 at the age of 34 years.
Fattest Cat The world's fattest cat was a male tabby named Himmey, who weighed a whopping 46 lbs 15.5 oz! He had a 15-in neck, was 38 in. long and had a 33in waist.
Best climber On September 6, 1950, a 4-month old kitten followed a group of climbers to the top of the 14,691 ft Matterhorn in the Alps.
The Prophet Mohammed, the founder of the Molsem religion, loved cats so much that he once cut the sleeve from his robe to avoid disturbing his cat which had gone to sleep in his arms.
Around 450 BC, anyone who killed a cat in Egypt was punished by death. When a cat died, the entire family would shave off their eyebrows as a sign of mourning.
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