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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Amber Raiken

Cat breaks world record for tallest and gets mistaken for a panther: ‘This can actually scare people’

Guinness Book of World Records

A Michigan-based cat owner has opened up about his pet breaking the world record for tallest cat and how the animal’s large size causes people to mistake him for “a panther”.

Fenrir, who is a Savannah cat-breed, made history this week, when the Guinness Book of World Records awarded him with the title of tallest living domestic cat. The feline, who belongs to Dr William John Powers, first measured at 47.83 cm (18.83 in) on 29 January 2021.

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