Romulus is the world's tallest living

donkey The domestic donkey is a hoofed mammal in the family Equidae, the same family as the horse. It derives from the African wild ass, ''Equus africanus'', and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, ''Equus africanus asinus'', or as a ...

, as certified by the

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. He is just over 2 2/3 times as tall as KneeHi, the Guinness World Record holder for shortest donkey. He is owned by Phil and Cara Barker Yellott of

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. Romulus is an

American Mammoth The American Mammoth Jackstock is a breed of North American donkey, descended from large donkeys imported to the United States from about 1785. George Washington, with Henry Clay and others, bred for an ass that could be used to produce strong ...

Jackstock gelding. Romulus has a brother Remus, who is just shorter.

Overview

Romulus is years old and has been measured at from hooves to withers. Romulus weighs about . Romulus and Remus are

Jackstock donkeys, the world's largest donkey breed. American mammoths were developed and utilized for their potential to produce large

mule The mule is a domestic equine hybrid between a donkey and a horse. It is the offspring of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare). The horse and the donkey are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes; of the two pos ...

s when cross-bred with horses.

Guinness World Record

On February 8, 2013, Romulus was measured for the Guinness Book of World Records. His paperwork was received in London and certified by Guinness World Records on May 13, 2013.

References

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