UPI – A Michigan cat’s 16.07-inch tail is officially the longest in the world, taking the record from his own half-brother.
William John Powers of Farmington Hills owned Cygnus, a maine coon whose tail remains the Guinness World Record holder for the longest tail on a domestic cat ever at 17.58 inches long.
Cygnus, along with Powers’ other cats, died in a house fire in 2017.
Powers said he was later introduced to Altair, Cygnus’ half-brother, and quickly decided to adopt him.
“When I was ready to have cats again, the woman who bred Altair let me know that a litter had been born and there was a silver male kitten who was the half-brother of Cygnus,” Powers told Guinness World Records.
Altair is now the record-holder for the longest tail on a domestic living cat, after his tail was measured at 16.07 inches.
