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Smokey, the UK's Thunderous Cat, Could Have World's Loudest Purr [Video]

Mar 31, 2011 – 8:55 AM
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LONDON -- A British community college says it has a recorded a house cat whose lawnmower-like purr hit 73 decibels - 16 times louder than the average feline.

Northampton College in central England said Wednesday that it had dispatched a music team with specialist sound equipment to record 12-year-old Smokey. The recording has been submitted to the Guinness World Records.

The gray-and-white tabby has already made several appearance in the local press, where journalists compared the purr to the sound of a Boeing 747 from a mile away.

Guinness World Records says it is "anxiously waiting" for the recording to see if it meets its standards.



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