Meet Omar , a fluffy Maine Coon who lives in Melbourne , Australia . Until latterly , Omar was just an ordinary — albeit monumental — domestic felid who enjoyed eating raw kangaroo meat , lounging around his firm , and cuddle with his proprietor , Stephanie Hirst . Now , he ’s in the running to take in a Guinness World Record for being the world ’s long domestic computed tomography .
AsThe Telegraphreports , Omar count nearly 31 pounds , and is closely 4 feet recollective . ( To put this fact into perspective , most cats weigh anywhere from 8 to 10 pounds , andMaine Coons — known as one of the largest cat strain — typically tip the scurf anywhere from 9 to 18 pound . ) In early May , Hirst createdan Instagram accountfor Omar , and the giant kitty became an overnight societal medium sensation when the pop Cats of Instagram accountshared one of her posts .
Omar quickly torment up 1000 of Instagram followers , and Guinness World Records contacted Hirst to inform her that her dearie may be the existence ’s long kat . Hirst and her mate , Rowan Lawrence , had already suspect that Omar was n’t your middling Maine Coon : " We thought he might be ( the longest cat in the world ) but we had n’t done anything about it because he might not be fully grown yet , " HirsttoldThe Herald Sun .
Hirst break out the tape measure measure , and noted that her positron emission tomography is about an inch longer than the current record holder , a Maine Coon named Ludo . Ludo lives in the UK , and is about 46 inch long . In compare , Omar is about 47 inches long .
Hirst plan to resign Omar ’s measurements to Guinness for verification , but she ’s sure he ’s a shoo - in for a world record . Even if the Australian pot does stop up dethrone Ludo , he ’s still notthe longest domestic cat ever : That honour goes to Mymains Stewart Gilligan , or “ Stewie , ” a now - perish Maine Coon who was over 4 foot from nose to chase after .
[ h / tThe Telegraph ]
