Smokey The Cat Is World's Loudest, Guinness Records Confirms (VIDEO)

LONDON (AP) -- It's official: Smokey the cat has roared her way into Guinness World Records having achieved the loudest purr by a domestic cat.

Guinness says the gray-and-white tabby earned her place with record-setting 67.7 decibels. In a video on the cat's website, the 12-year-old, ordinary-size feline purrs with a sound akin to the cooing of an angry dove.

Smokey first rose to prominence in February, when her owner, Ruth Adams, ran a local competition for the most powerful purr. A community college recorded the purr and submitted it to Guinness.

Guinness says the loudest animal sounds are the low-frequency pulses made by blue whales and fin whales when they communicate with each other – sounds that reach 188 decibels. By comparison, a lawnmower is 90 decibels.

WATCH an ABC report from March (before Guinness confirmed the record):

Comments

[socialtalker]

01:05 AM on 05/11/2011

her eigth home? thats kinda sad. i think a deaf person should adopt her.

[brooklyncitizen]

11:03 PM on 05/21/2011

that is an awesome idea.
she seems sweet.

[Fmal DeHyde]

02:22 PM on 06/14/2011

It made me sad to hear it but at least they continue to find homes for her instead of euthanizing her. What a nice kitty.

[leahsodyssey]

09:40 AM on 05/10/2011

If you don't want Smokey, please send her to me. I have children that drown out the tv and have to use the closed caption option. She would fit in perfectly, or in her case purrrrrfectly.

[Leopoldo Arias]

02:17 AM on 05/10/2011

Smokey is such an angel. They should be glad for Her!
Cat purr is a great psychological booster therapy. I can't count the times my cats have made me happy from theirs.
If they don't want Her, they can give Her to me. I do appreciate cats. She's a cute one and I don't mind but welcome the purring. People who don't appreciate it are close-minded and don't see the therapeutic possibilities. As for watching movies, so put her some place else temporarily. I don't know why people have been giving her away but pure close-mindedness.

[slyboots]

09:43 PM on 05/09/2011

I say this in all candor, maybe they can find Smokey a home with a deaf family. I bet you can really feel the purr vibrate in Smokey's chest.

[socialtalker]

01:06 AM on 05/11/2011

opps, i just said the same thing. lol.

[jadebridge]

10:23 AM on 05/09/2011

Even tho it's loud Smokey's constant purr is less annoying than a baby's constant "waaaahing"....but you'd get arrested if you tried to give away the baby...poor Smokey..hope he can find a truly good person to live with.

[brooklyncitizen]

11:04 PM on 05/21/2011

yeah, arrested is about right.
lol

[FTracy3]

07:09 PM on 05/08/2011

They ought to air Stephanopoulus, Couric, Williams, Lauer, etc and see who gets the loudest purr. And see if she craps on the rug for Sean Hannity or Ed Shutlz.

[weebles48]

12:47 PM on 05/08/2011

abc, after the real news.

[mayrose]

11:54 AM on 05/08/2011

As cat staff I don't really call that just purring, she's talking and purring at the same time. Purring is more constant i
n volume. Cool anyhow.

[Dee Dee Russell]

11:04 PM on 05/07/2011

I haven't laughed so hard on HP since Jimmy Fallon's Charlie Sheen impersonation! That cat is adorable and very spoilt.

[IndyGuy]

01:41 PM on 05/06/2011

Our last can was a Blue Russian. I'm thinking this cat has some of that breed in him because our cat sounded a lot like this one. When you'd pet him or he slept close to you, you'd hear this loud purr but I found it to be so relaxing. After I lost my job awhile back I went into depression and I think he could sense it. His purring would comfort me and help me to get through my tough times.

[ricitizen]

11:58 AM on 05/06/2011

At the end, they said that that was Smokeys 8th home. I hope this last owner can handle the noise. Poor loud kitty. Any way, I love when my cat suddenly jumps on my bed at night with head bumps followed by curling next to my head, purring in my ear and following asleep. It's a very soothing sound....at the right volume I suppose. :-)

[Chrystal Ji Davey]

10:34 AM on 05/06/2011

OMG I almost had a heart attack my cat's name is Smokey and he is hella loud!!!!!!!

[Jabandit]

02:51 PM on 05/09/2011

are you from norcal?

[Chrystal Ji Davey]

11:25 AM on 05/10/2011

haha somewhat?

Nice profile picture!!

[hillaryj]

08:52 AM on 05/06/2011

Just have to share this..................

[Chrystal Ji Davey]

10:34 AM on 05/06/2011

Let the trolling begin!!!
>:)

[Erin Scott]

08:51 AM on 05/06/2011

Just be thankful the cat is happy and friendly. Give it the love it is asking for with that loud purring.

[recoveringcynic]

08:44 AM on 05/06/2011

That's nothing......I have a senior pug that snores like a 500 pound asthmatic man with a sinus infection. It may not seem that loud to others but at 2:00am it seems louder than a mac truck is riding through my bedroom.

[Imhotep40]

09:47 AM on 05/06/2011

Be thankful it's just a snore, my senior Samoyed-mix's "silent but deadly" gas attacks can pull you out of a coma and clear a room!

[Chrystal Ji Davey]

10:35 AM on 05/06/2011

hahahhahahahahahhahhahahhahahahahah

[recoveringcynic]

10:49 AM on 05/06/2011

LMAO!!!!!!!