Animals
Animals Records
Fastest 5m on Hind Legs by a Horse
Alvin, a Shetland pony from Skåne, Sweden, completed 5 metres entirely on his hind legs in a record 16.70 seconds — an extraordinary feat of equine balance and training.
Tommy – Tallest Steer (Living or Otherwise)
Tommy, a Brown Swiss steer from Massachusetts, USA, stands an extraordinary 1.87m (6ft 1in) tall at age 13 — over 30 cm taller than the average ‘tall’ steer.
Oldest Living Chicken
Gertie, a Golden Sebright hen owned by Frank Turek (USA), lived to the extraordinary age of 15 years and 100 days — the world’s oldest confirmed living chicken.
Highest Bar Jump Cleared by a Llama
Caspa (Sue Williams, UK)
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Longest Tongue on a Dog
Mochi (St. Bernard) — Carla & Craig Rickert, USA
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Largest Horn Spread on a Steer (Ever)
Poncho Via — Pope Family, Alabama, USA
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Smallest Living Horse (Male)
Bombel — Zielińska Family, Łódź, Poland
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Oldest Living Llama in Captivity
King’s Alice in Wonderland — Oregon, USA
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Human Achievement
Oldest Pig in Captivity Ever
Baby Jane — 23 years 77 days
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Human Achievement
The Largest Parade of Alpacas
Comité FEGASUR 2019 — 1,048 alpacas
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Human Achievement
Largest Horn Circumference — Steer
Lurch — 95.25 cm (37.5 in)
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Human Achievement
Shortest Donkey (Living)
KneeHi — 64.2 cm (25.29 in)
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Human Achievement
Shortest Bull Ever Recorded
Archie — 76.2 cm (30 in)
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Human Achievement
Longest Tail on a Dog
Keon — 76.8 cm (30.2 in)
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Human Achievement
Most Tennis Balls Held in Mouth (Dog)
Augie — 5 tennis balls
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Human Achievement
Heaviest Old English Mastiffs
World’s Heaviest Pair — Combined Weight
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Human Achievement
The Highest Jump by a Dog
Feather — 191.7 cm (75.5 in)
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Human Achievement
Largest Dog Ever (Male)
Zeus (Great Dane) — 1.118 m (44 in)
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Human Achievement
Tallest Domestic Cat (Ever)
Arcturus Aldebaran Powers — 48.4 cm (19.05 in)
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Human Achievement
Longest Tail on a Domestic Cat (Ever)
Cygnus — 44.66 cm (17.58 in)
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Human Achievement
Longest Cat Ever
Stewie (Maine Coon) — 123 cm (48.5 in)
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Human Achievement
Shortest Dog Living
Pearl (Chihuahua) — 9.14 cm (3.59 in)
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Longest Snake Ever (Captivity)
Medusa, a reticulated python owned by Full Moon Productions Inc. of Kansas City MO, measured an astonishing 7.67 m (25 ft 2 in) on 12 October 2011.
Largest Living Cat
Hercules, a male Liger (lion × tigress hybrid) at Myrtle Beach Safari, South Carolina, is the largest living cat on Earth — a gentle giant and a stunning example of nature’s possibilities.
World’s Rarest Officially Registered Cat Breed (Kanaani) — Sole Revival Custodian
Rabbi Mikhail Salita is the sole revival custodian of the Kanaani — the world’s rarest officially registered cat breed.