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Fastest tortoise
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk, image: commons.wikimedia.org (Not actual record holder)
Bertie, a South African leopard tortoise, raced his way into the records book by travelling 0.28 meters per second (0.6 mph) in Durham, UK – the greatest speed achieved by one of his kind – smashing the previous record that stood since 1977.
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Fastest water walker
Source: www.guinnessworldrecords.com, image: en.wikipedia.org
The South American basilisk lizard can run on water bipedally at a speed of 1.5 m/s (5 ft/s) for approximately 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) before sinking. It can also ‘walk on water’ on all fours, which extends the distance that it can travel on the surface by about 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in).
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Best sniffer
Source: telegraph.co.uk, image: en.wikipedia.org
As surprising as it may sound, the African elephant is the best sniffer in the animal kingdom. Elephants have twice the number of smell genes as dogs and five times more than humans, which helps them smell water up to 12 miles (19 km) away.
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Longest cat fur
Source: www.guinnessworldrecords.com, image: en.wikipeia.org (Not actual record holder)
The longest recorded fur on a cat is 25.68 centimeters (10.11 inches) long and belongs to Sophie Smith, owned by Jami Smith as measured in Oceanside, California on 9 November 2013.
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Most powerful bite
Source: nationalgeographic.com, image: en.wikipedia.org
The Saltwater crocodile has by far the most powerful bite in the animal kingdom. These giant predators can slam their jaws shut with 3,700 pounds per square inch (psi), or 16,460 Newtons of bite force, which might even rival the bite force of the legendary T-Rex.
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Deepest mammal diver
Source: nationalgeographic.com, image: commons.wikimedia.org (Not actual record holder)
Cuvier’s beaked whale surprised scientists by reaching depths of nearly 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) below the ocean surface—the farthest depth ever observed among mammals. The farthest depths a humans has ever ventured into (without a submarine) is just over 1,000 feet (305 meters).
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Fastest front paws walk by a dog
Source: www.guinnessworldrecords.com, image: commons.wikimedia.org (Not actual record holder)
The fastest 5 meters (16.4 ft) on front paws by a dog is 2.39 sec and was achieved by “Konjo” at Tustin Sports Park, Tustin, California on 22 December 2014. Konjo is half Papillon, a quarter Jack Russell, and a quarter Chihuahua.
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Biggest eater among mammals
Source: en.wikipedia.org, image: commons.wikimedia.org
In terms of food amount to body size, shrews are the biggest eaters among mammals. Every day, these little creatures have to eat up to three-times their own weight in food to survive. Elephants, for example, eat just about 1/20 of their weight in food.
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Largest eyeball
Source: en.wikipedia.org, image: commons.wikimedia.org (Not actual record holder)
The Colossal squid, a giant mollusk reaching an impressive size of up to 14 m (46 ft), is the proud owner of this animal record. The largest recorded eyeball of this animal species measured an incredible 27 centimeters (11 inches).
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Smallest dog
Source: www.guinnessworldrecords.com, image: pixabay.com (Not actual record holder)
The smallest living dog, in terms of height, is a female Chihuahua called Milly, who measured just 9.65 centimeters (3.8 inches) tall on 21 February 2013 and is owned by Vanesa Semler of Dorado, Puerto Rico.
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