Story Times: The weekly weird
Meet ‘the tallest cow in the world’!
This is Danniel, the giant bovine, who may just be the tallest cow in the world. Danniel weighs a whopping 164 stone and stands a staggering 6ft 4 inches tall.
And the huge Holstein steer has a monster appetite to go with his size, eating four times more than a regular cow each day. He puts away 100 pounds of hay, 15 pounds of grain, drinks 100 gallons of water — every day.
Owner Ken Farley, from Eureka, California said: “We first noticed that he was abnormally big when he was about six months and was being bottle feed.”
Danniel’s owners have now had him measured for Guinness World Records in an attempt to have him officially recognised as the world’s tallest steer and are eagerly awaiting the results.
The previous holder of the tallest cow crown was Blossom, a 6ft 2in cow from Illinois who died at the age of 13 in May 2015.
Ken added, “Holsteins are known to be large animals, they’re know for their size, but he is a bit taller than the average Holstein.”
Sadly, his immense bulk has meant that Ken and Ann could no longer keep Danniel and have now found him a permanent home at Lost Coast Hay Farm. The farm is planning on building a barn for him to stay during the cold weather where people can come and visit him for free.