Animals
From the world's tallest dog to its most dangerous ant, you'll find the fastest, tallest, oldest, strangest and most awesome species from the animal kingdom right here.
Animal videos
Watch the likes of the biggest horse in the world, Big Jake the horse and Corduroy, one of the oldest cats ever measured
Amazing animal records
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Most venomous lizard
Based upon current research results, the world's most venomous lizard is the Gila monster Heloderma…
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Longest Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) ride on a river bore by a human/dog pair
The longest Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) ride on a river bore is 1,690.5 metres (1,05 miles) and was…
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Commonest penguin
The world's most abundant penguin species is the macaroni penguin ( Eudyptes chrysolophus ) a…
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Largest living penguin species
The world's largest living species of penguin is the emperor penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ),…
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Tallest donkey
The tallest donkey living is Romulus, a 9-year-old American Mammoth Jackstock, who measured 17 hands…
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Largest owl
The European race of the eagle owl (Bubo bubo) is the world's largest owl with an average length of…
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Largest mammal to build a nest
The largest mammal to construct a nest is the gorilla ( Gorilla gorilla ) of Africa, where adult…
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Largest species of camel
The largest member of the family Camelidae is the dromedary or one-humped camel ( Camelus…
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Largest predatory fish
The largest predatory fish is the rare great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ). Adult specimens…
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Largest mouth on a terrestrial animal
The largest mouth of all land animals belongs to the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) of Africa…
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Largest carnivore on land
The largest of all the carnivores is the polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ). Adult males typically weigh…
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Largest sea turtle ever
The largest species of sea turtle ever known to have existed was Archelon ischyros , which lived…
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Most venomous mollusc
The two closely-related species of blue-ringed octopus, Hapalochlaena maculosa and H. lunulata,…
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Largest parade of alpacas
The largest parade of alpacas consisted of 1,048 alpacas, and was achieved by Comite FEGASUR 2019…
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Largest horn circumference on a steer ever
The largest horn circumference on a steer measured 95.25 cm (37.5 in) on 6 May 2003 and belong to…
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Most dangerous ant
The most dangerous ant in the world is the bulldog ant ( Myrmecia pyriformis ) found in coastal…
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Most rings placed on a target by a parrot in one minute
The most rings placed on a target by a parrot in one minute is 19 and was achieved by Skipper Blue…
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Oldest pig in captivity ever
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Oldest living llama in captivity
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