Maine Coon has the current longest domestic cat tail in the world (Dec 2022)

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This is a reminder, to me, and perhaps other people, that Guinness World Records awarded in October 2021 Maine Coon Altair Cygnus Powers  with the accolade of having the current world's longest domestic cat tail. I am not sure how significant that record is but, wow, what a tail! It certainly looks like the world's longest domestic cat tail and it is fluffy and plumed as well just to add a bit more glamour to it.

Maine Coon has the current longest domestic cat tail in the world
 Maine Coon has the current longest domestic cat tail in the world. This is  Altair Cygnus Powers. Photo by him or his wife.

It does not surprise me that a Maine Coon has this record because they are very long cats. We know this because consistently the world's longest domestic cat is a Maine Coon. It's one small step from there to having the longest tail.

And of course the Maine Coon is the largest domestic cat breed (as a breed). You will find some individual cats of a different breed being bigger than some individual Maine Coon cats but, overall, the Maine Coon holds that record as well.

"The longest tail on a living domestic cat is 40.83 cm (16.07 in), and belongs to Altair Cygnus Powers (USA), in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA, as verified on 25 October 2021." - Guinnes World Records.

And you may know that  Altair Cygnus Powers lives with Lauren and William Powers in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA.

I was a little bit confused because William and Lauren Powers used to own a Maine Coon cat called Cygnus, a silver tabby, who held the longest tail record at 17.58 inches until 2017 (believed|) until Cygnus was killed in a fire with their record holding Bengal cat Arcturus Aldebaran, who was the tallest domestic cat at that time to the shoulder at 19.05 inches also in 2017.

However, Altair is a sibling of Cygnus Regulus Powers (USA) who formerly held this record. That's the connection. It looks as though Mr & Mrs Powers have the knack of adopting record holding cats. 

Interestingly, they are suing the manufacturer of an electric massage chair for £300,000 in compensation payable in cryptocurrency for the loss in the fire of their 2 record breaking cats. The company is American Crocodile International Group Inc..

Location: Farmington Hills, MI, USA

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