From the Des Moines Register:
A sizable steer in Perth, Australia, has
been making the rounds on social media today for looking out-of-place
among its herd of normal-sized cattle. The steer, Knickers, weighs over
3,000 pounds and is nearly 6 feet, 4 inches tall.
Knickers'
owner, Geoff Pearson, guesses the steer may unofficially be Australia's
biggest steer. While Knickers is certainly taller than the average
cattle height, which is around 4 feet, 8 inches, some local cattle in
Iowa beat it in bulk.
The
largest bull ever recorded in the Iowa State Fair was Big Black in 2009,
which weighed more than 3,400 pounds. Stalcup Farms Charolais sent Big
Black to the state fair and has won the fair's "Big Bull Contest" six
times.
This year, a bull named 231Z took the "Big Bull" title, coming in just under Knickers' weight at 3,050 pounds.
Pearson
was going to slaughter Knickers — as he was raised for beef — but let
Knickers live throughout the years because of his size. Eventually
he realized "he wasn't stopping growing," BBC News reported.
Pearson also said that his other cattle follow Knickers around the property by the hundreds.
"Whenever
he wants to get up and start walking, there's a trail of hundreds of
cattle following him," he told ABC News. "We all know when Knickers (is)
on the move."
Knickers' smaller counterparts aren't the only ones who love him:
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