Towser

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Towser (born April 21, 1963 ; † March 20, 1987 ) was the house cat of the Scottish whiskey distillery Glenturret .

Towser is the "most productive" cat of all time according to the Guinness Book of Records . She is said to have caught an "estimated" 28,899 mice in her almost 24 years of life . She was long-haired and her fur had a tortoiseshell pattern .

On the grounds of the Glenturret distillery, which is considered to be the oldest still producing whiskey distillery in Scotland, a bronze monument has been erected at the visitor center . It bears the inscription: Towser / April 21, 1963-30 March 1987 / Towser, the famous cat who lived in the still house, / Glenturret Distillery, for almost 24 years. / She caught 28,899 mice in her lifetime. / World mousing champion, Guinness Book of Records.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Guinness World Records: Greatest Mouser
  2. Towser and Barley, distillery cats
  3. a b Hedwig Derka: Fluffy facts about special cats. In: Kurier.at . March 28, 2016, p. 6 , accessed June 5, 2016 .
  4. ^ Pictures from Glenturret
  5. ^ BBC News
  6. Neatorama site accessed June 25, 2013.