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)