Skateboarding is not usually the domain of an animal, but animal world records of skating kitties and skating doggos have become wildly popular in recent years.
Bao Zi, a beautiful American Shorthair from China, set the title for the fastest 10 meters (33 feet) on a skateboard by a cat when he made it in only 12.85 seconds. The extraordinary achievement was caught on camera, showing the furry fellow speeding along on his wild white skateboard.
Described as “daring and adorable” by Guinness World Records, who awarded him the record in an article published on May 24, 2024, Bao Zi is only one year and eight months old, giving him plenty of time to work on the already-remarkable record.
Bao Zi is owned by Li Jiangtao, a seasoned pet trainer who usually works with dogs and didn’t initially realize the potential living within his feline friend’s bones. Originally, Li had got himself the kitty to help deal with a mouse problem, but he quickly realized that he had found himself a wild cat full of adventure and curiosity!
Over the months that followed, Li taught Bao Zi all sorts of different tricks, not just involving simple tasks like rolling over and climbing but also more complicated deeds that included shaking paws, jumping through hoops, and even ringing people’s doorbells.
His magnum opus, of course, is his ability to skateboard genuinely long distances. Bao Zi’s extraordinary 12.85 second run will go down in history as one of the greatest animal world records of all time.
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Bao Zi can skateboard like Tony Hawk 🥰️ pic.twitter.com/4uxyZwto7A
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) May 24, 2024