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 This Easter Bunny weighs a whopping three-and-a-half stone and is four foot three inches long - making him the biggest rabbit ever recorded.
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This Easter Bunny weighs a whopping three-and-a-half stone and is four foot three inches long - making him the biggest rabbit ever recorded. And he still has not reached his full size, with owner Annette Edwards, 59, preparing herself for another six months of growth before he hits full size. Darius gorges himself on hay throughout the day which seems to have helped give him an unusual chilled temperament around other animals and humans. Ms Edwards, from Worcester, has bred big bunnies before but Darius has been recognised as the largest rabbit ever recorded. She said: "I only measured him this weekend and that was when I realised he was much bigger than Alice, who is the current record holder. "He is so gentle and I wonder if this has helped him grow bigger than the rest. He does run around all the time, so I guess the combination of food and exercise has worked out for him. "He really is a handsome beast though, there's always a bit of a glint in his eye when you go near him." Darius is the son of current record holder Alice and the grandson of earlier owner of the crown Amy. Ralph, owned by Pauline Grant, who hit the headlines at the start of the year is his stepbrother but is dwarfed by his half-sibling. Ms Edwards had recently started auditions to find a man to hold Alice at personal appearances around the globe. But now the lucky job applicant will have to have a few more muscles to his name as Darius is much heavier than Alice. Ms Edwards said: "I think it's nice that the record is being kept in the family. The frightening thing is that Darius is still growing so he could be absolutely massive by the time he reaches full size. "People ask me what my secret is, but there really isn't one other than just treating them well and really looking after them." A spokesman from Guinness World Records said: "This is the biggest bunny in the world. Darius is bigger than all the previous record holding rabbits. It's unbelievable that a rabbit could grow to over four-foot long." (Read by Renee Haines. Renee Haines is a multimedia journalist at the China Daily Web site.) (Agencies) |
這只復(fù)活節(jié)兔子重達(dá)3.5英石（49磅），長達(dá)4英尺3英寸（1.29米），成為世界上有史以來體積最大的兔子。 目前他還在長，他的主人，59歲的安妮特?愛德華茲稱他還需要6個月才能發(fā)育成熟。 這只名叫達(dá)利斯的兔子整天狂吃干草，這似乎讓他在與其他動物和人相處時，總是顯現(xiàn)出一種不尋常的“冷酷氣質(zhì)”。 來自伍斯特的愛德華茲女士以前也喂養(yǎng)過幾只大兔子，但達(dá)利斯被認(rèn)為是有史以來最大的兔子。 她說：“我這周末才給他量了一下，當(dāng)時我意識到他比目前的紀(jì)錄保持者愛麗絲要大得多。 “他非常溫順，我想也許正是這種秉性讓他比其他兔子長得大。他總是跑來跑去，所以我覺得食物加鍛煉是他長胖的主要原因。 “他很漂亮，在你走近他時，你會看見他的眼睛里閃著光。” 目前世界最大兔子紀(jì)錄保持者愛麗絲是達(dá)利斯的母親，先前的紀(jì)錄保持者艾米是他的祖母。 保林?格蘭特養(yǎng)育的兔子拉爾夫今年年初曾登上新聞頭條，他是達(dá)利斯的繼兄弟，但現(xiàn)在已被達(dá)利斯給比了下去。 愛德華茲已于近日開始舉行面試，希望找一位能抱著愛麗絲作全球形象展示的男士。 但現(xiàn)在這位應(yīng)聘者的力氣必須要更大一些，因為達(dá)利斯比愛麗絲要重得多。 愛德華茲說：“這一紀(jì)錄能在這個家族中保持下去是一件好事。可怕的是達(dá)利斯還在長，所以在他完全發(fā)育成熟時絕對是只巨兔。 “人們問我有什么秘訣，其實就是好好喂養(yǎng)他們，悉心照料他們，沒有什么特別的。” 《吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄大全》的一名發(fā)言人說：“達(dá)利斯是目前世界上最大的兔子。達(dá)利斯的體積比之前所有的紀(jì)錄保持者都要大。一只兔子居然能夠長到四英尺多，真是不可思議。” 相關(guān)閱讀 （中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 陳丹妮 編輯蔡姍姍） |
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Vocabulary: whopping: very big 巨大的；很大的 gorge: to eat a lot of something, until you are too full to eat any more 貪婪地吃；狼吞虎咽 |
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