Meet Tall Colonel, a mega bullock from England. At its peak, the 6’5 beast weighed in at a whopping 3,500 pounds. This was particularly noteworthy, as the previous year, they weighed a few hundred pounds less. His previous owner, Arthur Duckett, shared with the media: that they’re in very good health and there’s no reason why they won’t keep on growing. He added that they’re not fat – they’re all muscle.
The cow who was the biggest in the world was originally Old Ben, who passed away in 1910 – but The Colonel ended up beating that record eventually. Arthur has since passed away and Farmer Gary Bowden now looks after the cattle.
Cracker the Giant Shire Horse
Meet the gigantic horse named Cracker the Giant Shire Horse. He's not your average horse. He weighs a whopping 1.25 tons and spans 19.2 hands. He resides in a quaint little rural home in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England. Apparently, Apparently, this pure-bred shire horse has multiple strings to his bow.
Cracker also works as a tour bus from time to time. By this, we mean that he will drag many carts worth of 20 people around the area. He'll take them on a pretty comprehensive, 3-mile-long trip. Tourists can expect to be at least 10 feet off the ground while sitting on top of Cracker.
From Runt To 245 Pounds
Giant George received the title as the world's tallest living dog by Guinness World Records as well as the tallest dog to ever exist. The Great Dane measured in at 3 feet, 7 inches from his paw to his shoulder and nearly seven feet long. His weight was recorded at 245 pounds — about 100 pounds larger than the average Great Dane.
His owners, Dave and Christie Nasser, shared that he was the runt of the litter. He loved riding around his family's neighborhood in a golf cart. He appeared on the Oprah Show in 2010. While traveling there, he was given a row of three airline seats to himself. He died in 2013, just before his eighth birthday.
Largest Land Carnivore
The Kodiak bear lives on the Kodiak Islands in Southwest Alaska. They share similar measurements with the Polar bear and together they hold the title of the largest land carnivore. Unlike the Polar bear who eats almost exclusively meat, the Kodiak bear has a diverse diet that fluctuates with the seasons and availability of resources.
During the spring they consume fresh vegetation along with the carcasses of animals that died during the winter. During the summer, they continue eating vegetation and berries and start fishing for salmon. Some other foods that they may eat year-round are seaweed, deer, and unfortunately, garbage left behind by humans. The majority of adult bears die from natural causes, but, more than 90% of adult male Kodiak bears are shot by hunters.
The Largest Animal That Ever Lived
You can't have a list of huge creatures without mentioning the largest animal in the world and the biggest creature to ever have existed. The Blue whale is an absolute beast. Long and slender, it can reach a length of up to 98 feet and weigh up to 190 tons. Before whaling, the largest population was in the Antarctic where they numbered an average of 239,000.
Now, there remain somewhere between 10,000 to 25,000 of these majestic creatures in the world. They feast mostly on krill and can eat up to 40 million krill in a day. Their heart alone weighs around 400 pounds, the largest of any known animal.