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Tallest ever dog revealed in new Guinness Book of Records

By 윤민식

Published : Sept. 13, 2012 - 17:29

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A Great Dane who towers 2.2 meters on his hind legs is named the tallest dog ever recorded in the latest Guinness Book of World Records launched on Thursday.

The giant canine from Michigan in the United States eats an entire 14-kilogram bag of food every day and weighs in at 70.3 kilograms, the 57th edition of the global records book says.

Measuring 1.12 meters from paw to withers -- the point between the shoulder blades at which the official height of a four-legged mammal is judged -- he is officially the tallest dog ever recorded, the volume claims.

'Guinness World Records 2013' says the humongous hound breaks the record of Giant George, another Great Dane who is one inch shorter.

"The most common thing people ask is: 'Is that a dog or a horse?'" says the three-year-old's owner Denise.

"We had to get a van to be able to transport him, oh, and if he steps on your foot he leaves bruises!"

The book -- the latest edition of the world's best-selling copyrighted series -- also names Oklahoma Sam, a four-year-old American Mammoth Jackstock, as the tallest living donkey on the planet.

Measuring 1.55 meters from hoof to withers, she dwarfs the average common donkey (80 centimeters) and the average for her own larger breed (1.22 meters).

The four-year-old record-breaker lives in Watsonville, California, where she shares her one acre of land with a macaw, duck, goose and four cats.

The new book, which claims to reveal "the latest and greatest records in the universe", recognizes the world's shortest woman as 18-year-old Joyti Amge from the central Indian city of Nagpur.

The book bestows the title of the world's oldest gymnast to 86-year-old Johanna Quaas, born on November 20, 1925 and a regular competitor in the amateur Landes-Seniorenspiele competition in Saxony, Germany.

"I do think I could be seen as a role model," Quaas said.

"Especially for older people, like myself, it's important that they start easy and they build up the foundation and they build up the physique."

Wouter van den Bosch, creator of the Guinness World Records heaviest rideable bicycle at 750 kilograms said: "Once I got this tire, I started thinking about what I could make with it.

"I was already planning on making something I could move myself, so I went and saw some pictures of the old Penny Farthing, and well, the idea was born."

The Guinness Book of World Records, first published in 1955, has sold more than 120 million copies to date in 22 languages and in over 100 countries. (AFP)



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"이게 말이야, 개야?" 기상천외 기록들!

털이 짧고 몸집이 큰 그레이트 데인 품종으로 뒷다리로 섰을 때 높이가 2.2m인 미국의 한 개가 세계 최장신 개로 이름을 올렸다.

13일 발간된 '기네스월드레코드(GWR) 2013'에 따르면 미국 미시간주(州)에 사는 이 개는 매일 총 14㎏의 음식을 먹고 몸무게만 70.3㎏에 이른다.

이 개는 또 다리 4개인 포유동물의 공식적인 키를 일컫는 발에서 양 어깨 사이에 도드라진 부분까지는 1.12m로 측정돼 이 부문 역시 세계 최고로 공인받았다.

이 개는 종전에 기록을 보유했던 같은 품종의 자이언트 조지보다 1인치(2.54㎝) 커 신기록을 세웠다.

기록을 깬 개의 주인인 데니스는 "사람들이 개인지 말인지를 묻는 질문을 가장 많이 한다"며 "우리는 그레이트 데인을 옮기려고 밴을 사야 했다"고 말했다.

그는 또 "이 개에게 발이라도 밟히면 멍이 들 정도"라고 덧붙였다.

그 외에 이번 기네스북에서는 750 kg에 달하는 오토바이가 가장 무거운 ‘탈수 있는’ 오토바이로 기록되었다. 또한 인도 중부의 소도시 나그푸르에 사는 18세의 조이티 암게는 62.7㎝의 키로 세계 최단신 여성으로 기록됐다.

독일에 사는 86세의 요한나 크바스는 최고령 체조선수로 등재됐다.