The 5-year-old feline inherited the title from his late brother — but Altair is also just one of four cats raised by the same human to also earn a world record.
This cat’s exceptional genes and world-class care made this record-breaking feat paw-sible.
Owing to his formidable DNA, the 5-year-old feline inherited the title from his late brother, Cygnus — but Altair is also just one of four cats raised by Powers to also earn a world record.Will Powers / @starcats_detroit / InstagramWill Powers / @starcats_detroit / InstagramWill Powers / @starcats_detroit / Instagram
The house fire took the lives of his cats, Cygnus, another silver Maine Coon who previously held the record for longest tail, and Arcturus, who still holds the record for tallest domestic cat ever at 19.05 inches. When he died, Arcturus also passed down the title of tallest living cat to his brother, Fenrir.Altair’s older brother held the same record for the longest tail on a living cat before his death.
“It was pretty obvious that just like Cygnus, from the time he was a kitten, he had an absurdly long tail, and it just continued to get longer as he aged,” he said. A typical day for the record-breaking feline usually starts off with eating his breakfast and then playing with one of his favorite toys: a piece of wire with a cardboard box attached to it.
Altair likes to “talk” with his tail — just like his brother and predecessor — which is a good indicator of his mood.
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