Meet Darius, world's biggest bunny

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Darius, being held by proud owner Annette Edwards.  (C) Caters News Agency

Darius is an amazing bunny, 4ft 4in from twitching nose to fluffy tail – longer than the average six-year-old child – and has recently beaten his own Guinness World Record as the biggest bunny on the planet. 

“We treat him more like a dog than a rabbit,” says owner Annette Edwards, 60, from Worcester. “He has a kennel rather than a hutch and travels from place to place in a dog crate. People book him to go to lots of open days and events all over the world. He loves all the fuss and attention.”

Darius weighs in at a whopping three and half stone, around 22 kgs and grazes on hay, together with around 12 carrots, six apples and two cabbages a day.

Annette, who used to run a pet shop, says: “Animals are measured by vets for the Guinness Book of Records and they are judged by their length, not weight, to stop people from overfeeding them.”

Darius’ owner, Annette Edwards, has owned several other record-breaking rabbits.

Darius is insured for $1.6 million, has an agent and travels with a bodyguard who reportedly makes about $100,000 a year just to wrangle a rabbit.

Annette has bred four of the world’s biggest rabbits, all of the Continental Giant breed from Holland, at her countryside home. Edwards’ pets just seem to jump into the record book. Another of her rabbits, Alice, had held the record before Darius shouldered her aside. Before Alice, there was Amy, who died in 2008 while on a publicity tour of Italy. Before Amy, there was Roberto.

      “I haven’t a clue why my rabbits grow so big,” admits the mum-of-ten. “I put it down to the fact that they lead a very chilled-out life in the country and happy, healthy bunnies just grow. They don’t burrow. They love having lots of space to run around.”

Hear's the VIDEO about him. Watch him live in action:

Source: birminghammail.co.uk

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