Calling all animal lovers! Guinness World Records: Amazing Animals turns the spotlight on the most fur-nomenal creatures, peculiar pets, cute critters and wacky wildlife. Discover surfing pigs, heroic hounds and a bodacious bunny who plays basketball! As well as the coolest animal records, enjoy fun facts, never-before-seen photos, addictive activities – plus an introduction by celeb dog Jiffpom, who gives Amazing Animals his official paw print of approval.
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To celebrate the debut edition of Guinness World Records: Amazing Animals, Guinness World Records visited the iconic Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London, UK, to find out more about the longest-running pet shelter (single site), which features in the book.
Steve Bailey has trained hundreds of dogs at his Canine Crusades behaviour therapy and daycare centre in Somerset, UK - but his most impressive achievement is his work with Neo the border collie
The world's largest reptile zoo is Reptile Gardens, just outside Rapid City in South Dakota, USA. As of January 2013, it houses more than 225 different reptilian species and subspecies, which is more than any other zoo or wildlife park.
The UK’s The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (aka Guide Dogs) had taught an incredible 33,910 graduates by 31 December 2016, earning them a title for the Most guide dogs trained by an organisation and a place in the new Guinness World Records: Amazing Animals book.
The longest tongue on a dog measures 18.58 cm (7.31 in) and belongs to Mochi, a female St. Bernard owned by Carla and Craig Rickert (both USA) and was measured in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA, on 25 August 2016.
Bini the bunny hops into Guinness World Records Amazing Animals with his amazing Basketball skills!
Lauren and Will Powers are very proud to own not one but TWO record-breaking felines at their home in Ferndale, Michigan – one is the tallest cat and the other has the longest tail on a cat.
Bini the Bunny – who lives in California, USA, with Shai Asor (USA) – successfully slam dunked a mini-basketball seven times in 60 seconds on 31 October 2016.
The longest tail on a domestic cat (living) is 44.66 cm (17.58 inches), as measured on silver Maine Coon Cygnus (USA) in Ferndale, Michigan, USA, on 28 August 2016.
The largest known toad is the cane or marine toad (Bufo marinus) of tropical South America and Queensland, Australia (introduced). An average specimen weighs 450 g (1 lb) and the largest ever recorded was a male named Prinsen (The Prince), owned by Håkan Forsberg of Åkers Styckebruk, Sweden.
The tallest dog living is ‘Freddy’, owned by Claire Stoneman (UK), who was 1.035 m (3 ft 4.75 in) tall when measured in Leigh-on-Sea, UK, on 13 September 2016.
In terms of the number of dogs trained, the world's largest assistance dog organisation is The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (aka Guide Dogs), with its head office in Hillfields, Berkshire, UK. As of 31 December 2016, Guide Dogs had successfully trained 33,910 dogs to provide mobility assistance to blind or partially sighted people.
The longest tongue on a dog measures 18.58 cm (7.31 in) and belongs to Mochi, a female St. Bernard owned by Carla and Craig Rickert (both USA) and was measured in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA, on 25 August 2016.
The world's largest reptile zoo is Reptile Gardens, just outside Rapid City in South Dakota, USA. As of January 2013, it houses more than 225 different reptilian species and subspecies, which is more than any other zoo or wildlife park.
The fastest 10 hoop/tyre slalom by a dog is 8.58 seconds and was achieved by Neo and his owner Stephen Bailey (both UK), in Minehead, UK, on 27 July 2016.
The tallest domestic cat ever is 48.4 cm (19.05 inches) is Arcturus Aldebaran Powers who was verified in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, on 3 November 2016.
The longest-running pet shelter on a single site is Battersea Dogs & Cats Home (UK), which has been operating in the same location in London, UK, since 13 May 1871 – a duration of 145 years 312 days as of 21 March 2017.
Guinness World Records is proud to bring you three incredible new books. The record-breaking annual is back and bursting with new images, facts and features. With a unique superheroes section and specially designed “superlative” posters, the 2018 edition crams in the most astonishing achievements from around the globe. We also present the 11th edition of the world’s best-selling gaming annual, Gamer’s Edition, which brings you a dazzling array of record-breaking gaming superheroes. And new to this year’s selection is a treat for animal lovers everywhere. Guinness World Records: Amazing Animals turns the spotlight on the most purr-fect pets, the cutest critters and the wackiest wildlife. With these three Guinness World Records books, there’s something for everyone.
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