Merlin (cat)
Merlin (born in 2002 or 2003) is a house cat from Torquay . Since 2015, the black and white cat holds the record for the loudest purr according to Guinness World Records .
Life
Merlin comes from an animal rescue station in Kingkerswell and was taken in by owner Tracy Westwood. He has lived in Torquay since then and was noticed early on by his very loud purring. Westwood turned to local newspapers, which measured the cat's purr to be around 100 decibels . A normal cat purrs at a volume of 25 decibels. The cat was then recorded as a guest on Channel 5 's Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 2 , which also featured Lil Bub . A team from the Guinness Book of Records came to the recordings and measured the volume again. With a total of 67.8 decibels, Merlin set the previous record (67.68 dB) from Smoky from Pitsford. The cat reacts primarily to food in front of it. A can of tuna was used in the successful world record attempt.
The new record was reported around the world.
Individual evidence
- ^ Suzan Clarke: Merlin the Cat Sets New World Record for Loudest Purr. In: Yahoo News . May 15, 2015, accessed July 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 2nd Channel 5 , accessed July 2, 2015 .
- ↑ The cat Merlin purrs the loudest. Guinness World Records, May 13, 2015, accessed July 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Purr record: The loudest hangover in the world. In: Spiegel Online . May 13, 2015, accessed July 2, 2015 .
- ^ Fay Strang: Meet the cat with the world's LOUDEST purr: Merlin is a record breaking puss. In: Daily Mirror . May 14, 2015, accessed July 2, 2015 .
- ^ Kelli Bender: Guinness World Records Crowns UK Rescue Cat Merlin as Feline with the Loudest Purr. In: People . May 13, 2015, accessed July 2, 2015 .
- ^ Mary Bowerman: Meet the cat with a purr as loud as an air conditioner. In: USA Today . May 14, 2015, accessed July 2, 2015 .