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Largest Pets in the World

Move over, Garfield. Move over a lot! It turns out that there's more than one larger-than-normal pet in the world. In this Information Age that we find ourselves, we're always searching for superlatives. For those who believe that bigger is better, here are some of the largest animals that often serve as pets:

1. Ralph (rabbit)

The Guinness Book of World Records stopped qualifying pets for their list of world records, to prevent the owners from overfeeding them. But in all likelihood, "Ralph", a pet rabbit in the UK, has earned the title. In addition to its massive weight of 42 pounds, this Continental Giant Rabbit is also two feet long, and continues to grow! To maintain his weight, Ralph eats approximately four pounds of food daily.

2. Snowball (cat)

Rodger Degagne found two stray kittens at his company's research facility 15 years ago. One of the cats later had babies, including Snowball. Amazingly, Snowball has grown to become an enormous cat. She weighs a whopping 87 pounds; and measures 69 inches in length, from her nose to her tail. Snowball eats about three pounds of cat food daily, with chicken being her favorite food. Degagne attributes Snowball's size to something her parents ate from a nearby river where he found them.

3. Hercules (dog)

Flynn, an English Mastiff that's three years old, entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2001. Hercules is the pet of Flynn and Wendy, who live in Massachusetts, USA. The dog earned his name due to his immense size as a puppy. Interestingly, Flynn notes that while Hercules is huge, he's quite friendly. Also, the owners claim that they've taken no actions that would account for the dog's enormous size-except for feeding it an ordinary diet. Ironically, the previous largest dog in the world was also an English Mastiff. Hercules weighs 282 pounds and has a neck that's 38 inches in length.

4. Longest goldfish

The longest goldfish in the world is located in Hapert, Netherlands. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the fish's length was 18.7 inches (47.4 centimeters), from its snout to its tail fin. It wouldn't fit in an average-size bowl for goldfish!

5. Kakapo (parrot)

The world's largest parrot species is the kakapo, whose natural home is New Zealand. Scientists are striving to save the kakapo from extinction. Its population has recently passed 100 birds-for the first time in several decades. The kakapo's survival has been threatened both by the Maoris' hunting of them, and the various animals that European explorers brought with them to New Zealand. The birds are beginning to thrive again on two of New Zealand's islands that lack potential predators of the bird. These parrots are unable to fly, and can weigh up to nine pounds. The kakapo is a friendly bird and tends to "freeze" whenever it becomes frightened.

These are some of the biggest potential pets in the world. While animals exist in all shapes and sizes, size doesn't matter when it comes to how much we value our beloved pets.

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