Guinness World Records

YouTube's most watched animal is Maru, a male Scottish fold cat whose videos had been watched a total of 325,704,506 times as of 22 September 2016.

The capybara or carpincho of Central and South America has a head and body length of 1–1.3 m (3 ft 3 in–4 ft 3 in) and weighs 50–60 kg (110 lb 3 oz–132 lb 4 oz); females tend to grow slightly bigger than males.

The world's fastest bird on land is the ostrich which can reach speeds of up to 72 km/h (45 mph) when running. Unlike most birds, the ostrich cannot fly, and therefore uses its powerful legs to sprint at such speeds.

The vicuña, closely related to the llama and guanaco, and living in the high Andes of South America, is the world's smallest species of camelid.

A female gentoo penguin called Olde was hatched on 16 May 1979 at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, UK, before being transferred to Biodome in Montreal, Quebec. Olde was confirmed to be 41 years 141 days old as of 4 October 2020.

A Linne’s two-toed sloth named Paula has resided at Halle Zoo in Germany since 25 September 1971 – a period of 48 years 16 days as of 11 October 2019. In the wild, the typical lifespan for two-toed sloths is around 20 years old.

The world's largest reptile zoo is Reptile Gardens, just outside Rapid City in South Dakota, USA. As of January 2013, it houses more than 225 different reptilian species and subspecies, which is more than any other zoo or wildlife park.

Australia's most venomous snake is the Australian taipan, the largest member of the cobra family in Australia. Reaching 3.3 m (nearly 11 ft) in length, found in north-east Queensland. The venom is fatal to people, causing death in minutes.

The largest known toad is the cane or marine toad of tropical South America and Queensland, Australia (introduced). An average specimen weighs 450 g (1 lb).

The Gila monster is a large (24 inches) brightly coloured lizard that lives in the arid parts of Mexico and south-western USA. They have eight well-developed venom glands in their lower jaws and carry enough venom to kill two adult humans.

The world's largest wild cat is the Siberian or Amur tiger, native to eastern Russia, north-east China and North Korea. Males, which are bigger than females, typically have a weight of 180–306 kilograms (397–675 pounds).

The longest ears on a dog measured 69.1 cm (27.20 in), with 34.9 cm (13.75 in) and 34.2 cm (13.5 in) for the right and left ears. They belong to Tigger, a bloodhound, who is owned by Bryan and Christina Flessner of St Joseph, Illinois, USA.

The most double leg circle rotations on a mushroom trainer in one minute is 68 and was achieved by Parker Lupher (USA) at Incline Gymnastics Company, Highland Ranch, Colorado, USA, on 23 August 2017.

A Meet the Record Breakers video featuring the following records: Largest Mailbox, Largest pitchfork, Largest clogs / wooden shoes, Largest golf tee, Largest wind chime, Largest rocking chair.

The largest Rubik's Cube is 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) tall, 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) wide and 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) long, and was achieved by TELUS Spark (Canada) in Calgary, Canada, on 24 September 2018.

The fastest speed achieved in a prototype electric mobility vehicle is 66.826 mph (107.546 km/h) by Jason Liversidge (UK) at Elvington airfield in North Yorkshire, UK, on 27 September 2020. Jason suffers from motor neuron disease and is paralysed.

The most knuckle push ups carrying 40 lb pack in three minutes (male) is 110, and was achieved by Luis Vargas (USA) in The Woodlands, Texas, USA, on 18 September 2019

The smallest handmade chess set measures 8 mm x 8 mm (0.32 in x 0.32 in), and was achieved by Ara Davidi Ghazaryan (USA) in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 22 August 2020.

The most consecutive football (soccer) touches in one minute while balancing a football on the head is 111 and was achieved by Chinonso Eche (Nigeria), in Warri, Nigeria, on 14 November 2019.

The widest cable-stayed bridge is the Rod El-Farag Axis bridge, measuring 67.3 m (220 ft 9.6 in) wide, and was achieved by The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.) (Egypt) in Cairo, Egypt, inaugurated on 15 May 2019.

The largest guitar amplifier measures 3.06 m (10 ft 0.47 in) long, 2.47 m (8 ft 1.24 in) tall, and 1.30 m (4 ft 3.18 in) wide, achieved by Full Sail University (USA) at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 30 June 2017.

The most layered 1 inch bed of nails sandwich is 9, and was achieved in Surat, India on 23 October 2019.

The fastest time to complete 30 individual 3-6-3 sports stacking stacks is 1 min 33.54 sec, and was achieved by Bendik Åmo (Norway) in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 March 2019.

The most jumps over a moving human leg by a dog in thirty seconds is 37, and was achieved by Daifuku and Hiroaki Uchida (both Japan), in Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa, Hong Kong, China, on 10 Feb 2018.

The youngest person to reach the South Pole solo unassisted is Matthieu Tordeur (France b. 4 December 1991) who was 27 years old when he completed the feat from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole on 13 January 2019.