Guinness World Records 2018

BRIGHTEST BIOLUMINESCENCE The fire beetle (Pyrophorus noctilucus) of the tropical regions of the Americas has a brightness of 45 ...

First antler-shedding deer species The earliest antler-shedding deer currently known to science is Dicrocerus elegans. The speci ...

ANIMALS LARGEST DEER EVER The broad-fronted moose (Cervalces latifrons) lived during the Pleistocene period. Based upon fossil e ...

Largest genus of eagles The largest taxonomic genus of eagles is Aquila, housing the so-called “true” eagles, and currently cont ...

ANIMALS SMALLEST EAGLE The South Nicobar serpent eagle (Spilornis klossi) weighs 450 g (15.8 oz) and measures just 40 cm (15.7 i ...

Oldest known fossil of a giant panda In 2007, a fossilized skull of the pygmy giant panda (Ailuropoda microta) was discovered in ...

ANIMALS FIRST GIANT PANDA BORN IN CAPTIVITY On 9 Sep 1963, a male giant panda named Ming-Ming (meaning “bright”) became the firs ...

Largest superfamily of parrots Psittaciformes, the taxonomic order of parrots, contains almost 400 modern-day species and is div ...

ANIMALS SMALLEST COCKATOO Found only in Australia, the cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) measures 30–33 cm (11.8–13 in) long. In ...

Pigs ANIMALS LARGEST PIG Reared on a diet of sorghum molasses, banana peels and slop, the Poland-China hog Big Bill grew to 2,55 ...

ANIMALS LARGEST WARTHOG The common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) is native to much of sub- Saharan Africa, including Kenya, T ...

SAVANNAH MONITOR Chelsea is shown monitoring a monitor. A medium- sized lizard native to much of sub-Saharan Africa, this specie ...

ANIMALS The term “reticulated” means “net-like”. It refers to the pattern of the snake’s skin. GILA MONSTER Heloderma suspectum ...

Earliest turtle with only a partial shell Formally described and named in 20 08, Odontochelys semitestacea existed around 220 mi ...

LARGEST LIVING FRESHWATER TURTLE The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (R. swinhoei) measures more than 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long and up ...

Longest basilosaurid Basilosaurids were prehistoric whales that existed 34–40 million years ago, during the late Mid- to early L ...

ANIMALS LARGEST TOOTHED MAMMAL Mature male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus, right) can grow to 20.5 m (67 ft 3 in) long, bu ...

Fastest 100 m on a skateboard by a dog On 16 Sep 2013, Jumpy the dog skateboarded 100 m (328 ft) in 19.65 sec on the set of Offi ...

ANIMALS FASTEST 10 M ON A WALKING GLOBE BY A DOG A dog named Sailor covered a distance of 10 m (32 ft) on a walking globe in 33. ...

Animals Round-Up ANIMALS FIRST THREE-PIECE SUIT DESIGNED FOR A HORSE To celebrate the opening of the Cheltenham Festival in Glou ...