Olaf, a Scottish Maine Coone cat, has been awarded the title of Britain’s most active cat, travelling approximately 33km a month.

The “most active cat” has been recorded completing almost a marathon a month as runners prepare for the Edinburgh Marathon Festival this Sunday.

The data has been published by GPS collar brand, Kippy, which has revealed the activity of British cats through monitoring data, with the country’s most athletic cats are travelling more than 165km in one month.

Kippy’s data shows that across the UK, outdoor cats are collectively travelling 1.3 million kilometres every single day, the same distance as circling the earth 32 times or travelling to the moon and back nearly twice over.

Based on Kippy’s proprietary database of over 1,700 British cats, the average outdoor cat travels 1.5km a day.

“Britain’s most active cat”, Olaf. © Supplied

Edinburgh runners are set to take part in the city’s annual marathon as well as other races on Sunday.

Fife-based Olaf is a local “top mover”, as his owner, Alan, said he was “surprised” to find out Olaf was one of Britain’s most travelled cats.

Alan said: “We live in a heavily forested area, Olaf tends to stay closer to home in the morning, but further afield in the afternoon and evening. He comes home to eat, and have a treat, at least four times a day.

“We know that he spends time with the rabbits and red squirrels that abound here. We call him in at around 7pm, and he always responds to our call.”

“These findings have been revealed as Kippy is on a mission to offer peace of mind for the owners of wandering cats, particularly as work commitments are seeing more people returning to the office and leaving their cats to their own devices.

Iacopo Buccarelli, brand reputation manager at Kippy said: “It’s fascinating to see what our cats get up to. They’re out living their lives whilst we’re living ours.

“We love hearing stories from our community about the distances our feline friends are travelling, but more importantly, we pride ourselves on being able to provide reassurance to pet owners who can track their pets’ whereabouts when they’re not at home.

“It’s only natural that as more of us return to the office, we can feel anxious about leaving our pets, especially those that were adopted during lockdown. Real-time tracking can help curb some of that worry, knowing what adventures they’re enjoying whilst we’re not around and of course, when they arrive home safely.”

Kippy’s data has also revealed when Britain’s cats are most active. With longer summer evenings on the horizon, domesticated cats are most energetic in the evening – with average steps peaking at 7pm.

This generally begins to decline into the nighttime, with the next rise in steps seen from around 4am, peaking at 8am. Lunchtime is where activity starts to dip.

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