INCREDIBLE RECORD BREAKING ANIMALS

HIGHEST JUMP BY A DOG

The world record for the highest jump cleared by a dog is

172.7cm (68 in). This incredible feat was achieved by

Cinderella May a Holly Grey, owned by Kate Long and

Kathleen Conroy at the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge

National Finals.

LOUDEST CREATURE

Known to be the largest and heaviest living animals, blue whales

are actually also the loudest creatures on Earth. Their

low-frequency pulses are as loud as 188 decibels (which is louder

than a jet engine) and can be detected more than

500 miles (800 kilometres) away.

LONGEST SNAKE IN CAPTIVITY

The longest snake ever kept in captivity is Medusa, a reticulated

python owned by Full Moon Productions Inc. in Kansas City,

Missouri. When measured on 12^th October 2011, she was found

to be 7.67m (25ft 2in) long. She weighs 158.8 kg (350 lbs).

LARGEST LIVING CAT

The largest living cat is Hercules, an adult male liger

(lion x tigress hybrid) currently housed at Myrtle Beach Safari,

a wildlife reserve in South Carolina. He measures a staggering

3.33m (131in) long, stands 1.25m (49in) at the shoulder

and weighs 418.2 kg (922 lb).

STRONGEST ANIMAL

In terms of proportional strength, the taurus scarab, a little

oval-shaped dung beetle, is considered the world´s strongest

animal. In a laboratory experiment, the beetle was recorded to

pull 1,141 times its own body weight. That’s equivalent to a

person lifting about 82 tons.

FASTEST SKATEBOARD RIDE BY A DOG

The fastest 100 metres (328ft) travelled on a skateboard by a dog

is 19.65 seconds and was achieved by border collie Jumpy

the Dog on the set of ‘Officially Amazing’ in Los Angeles,

California, on 16^th September 2013.

LONGEST MIGRATION

Arctic tern, a little seabird of the tern family, makes by far the

longest migration of any animal in the world. Recent studies

have shown their average annual roundtrip lengths are up to

90,000 km (56,000 mi), which is about two times farther

than previously thought.

LONGEST EARS ON A DOG

The longest ears on a dog measured 31.1 cm (12.25 in) and

34.3 cm (13.5 in) for the left and right ears, respectively, on

8^th  June 2010. The lovable ears belong to Harbor, a black and

tan Coonhound, owned by Jennifer Wert of Colorado.

MOST VENOMOUS ANIMAL

Chironex fleckeri, commonly known as the sea wasp is considered

the most lethal creature in the world. Found in coastal waters

from Australia to the Philippines and Vietnam, this box jellyfish

is thought to have enough venom to kill as many as 60 humans.