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.

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Zeus is the tallest dog ever at 1.118 m (44 in) tall
Tallest dog ever
Cygnus, the cat with the longest tail ever, and Arcturus, the tallest cat ever, lived together
Tallest cat and longest tail ever
Snooty became the oldest manatee in captivity, living to the age of 69
Oldest manatee ever
Big Jake the world's tallest horse
Big Jake, the world's tallest horse
Bertie, the fastest tortoise, can reach speeds of 0.28 metres per second
Fastest tortoise
Reptile Gardens is the world's largest reptile zoo. Located in South Dakota, USA, it houses 225 different reptile species, as well as a few other animals
Largest reptile zoo
Blossom is the tallest cow ever
Meet Blosom the tallest cow ever
The most bird species in an aviary is 468, achieved by Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji at SGS Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysuru, India, on 6 May 2017
Most bird species in an aviary
Merlin has the record for the loudest purr by a domestic cat
Loudest purr by a domestic cat
Gibson the biggest dog in the world in 2007 met Boo Boo the smallest dog
Tallest and shortest dogs meet (former record holders)
The longest snake in captivity was Fluffy, a 7.3-m-long (24 ft) reticulated python who held the record from 2009 to 2010
Longest snake in captivity (former record holder)
Corduroy was the oldest cat living
Oldest cat living (former record holder)
Oklahoma Sam was the tallest donkey who measured 15.3 hands (160.02 cm; 5 ft 3 in) in 2011
Tallest donkey (former record holder)

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Most venomous lizard

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Loudest purr by a domestic cat ever

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