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Evening Standard
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William Mata

Much-travelled London cat named world’s oldest at 26 years young by Guinness World Records

Flossie, the cat, will celebrate her 27th birthday in the next few weeks

(Picture: Cats Protection/Guinness World Records)

An Orpington cat approaching her 27th birthday has been crowned as the oldest living feline on the planet by Guinness World Records.

At age 26 years and 329 days, Flossie is poorly sighted and deaf but otherwise in good health and playful. She is still said to love cuddles and food but has achieved the equivalent of 120 in human years despite living in several homes.

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