A minuscule cow with a taste for contemporary music has been
named the world's smallest by the Guinness World Records book.
Guinness said the sheep-sized bovine from the West Yorkshire region
of northern England measures roughly 33 inches (84 centimeters)
from hind to foot.
The 11-year-old cow is named Swallow and her owner, Caroline
Ryder, said she would spend Thursday either grazing with her herd
or listening to BBC radio in her cowshed.
Swallow is a Dexter cow, a breed known for its diminutive
stature, but is small even by Dexter standards.
She already has nine regular-sized calves and is pregnant with
her 10th. Guinness said her youngest calf has already grown larger
than she is.
Guinness World Records 2011 was published Thursday in the
U.K.
