Image courtesy of Munir Uz zaman AFP.
Joel Kontinen
The heifer is 23 months old and
it is called Rani. She stands a mere 51 centimeters or 20 inches tall, meaning
that, once her measurements are verified, she will easily break the record set
by Manikyam 61 cm or 24-inch-tall Vechur
cow in India who is the current Guinness World Record holder. She's also quite the lightweight, at just 57 pounds
(26 kilograms).
Bhutanese cows, like Vechur cows, are
typically referred to as dwarf cows, as individuals of these breeds are bred to
be small. Dwarf cow breeds are often produced for their ability to produce
large amounts of milk without requiring much food
Sajedul Islam, the Bangladeshi
government's chief veterinarian for the region including Charigram, that Rani
is a product of "genetic inbreeding" and was unlikely to become any
bigger.
Yes, this cow tells us that animals follow
the Genesis principle of according to their kinds. A cow always produces a cow,
not a horse.
Source:
Duke, Cameron, 2021. This
20-inch-tall cow may be the smallest on Earth Live Science 14 July.
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