Bella's Purr is the World's Loudest

Nicole Spink was always impressed by how loudly her cat Bella purred. The 14-year-old tabby cat shows her contentment by emitting a loud, growling motor purr that forces her family to turn the TV up do they can hear it! She purred at 54.59 decibels, enough to achieve the world record for loudest purr by a domestic cat (living). That may sound like a strange title, since non-living cats do not purr. But it means that she is the loudest of all currently-living cats. You can read Bella's story at the Guinness World Records site. (via Born in Space)