Ralph (rabbit)

Former heaviest rabbit in the world

RalphSpecies| Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus

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Breed| Continental Giant rabbit
Sex| Male
Born| c. 2009
Known for| world's heaviest rabbit (2010, 2013)
Owner| Pauline Grant
Weight| nearly 25 kg (55 lb)

Ralph (born c. 2009) was a Continental Giant rabbit from Sussex, United Kingdom who weighed nearly 25 kilograms (55 lb).

Ralph was recognised as the world's heaviest rabbit by Guinness World Records in 2010.[1] He was dethroned in 2010 by Darius, another Continental Giant, before regaining the title as a 4-year-old in 2013.[2] Ralph was one of 32 children of Amy, who was also the world's heaviest rabbit prior to her death from a heart attack in May 2009.[3][4] Ralph's father Roberto was also formerly the world's heaviest rabbit.[1][2]

Ralph ate £50 worth of food per week. His diet included a variety of vegetables, including broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cucumber, sweetcorn, and watercress, as well as brown bread, cream crackers, and Weetabix.[1] Ralph's owner was Pauline Grant and he lived at Sussex Horse Rescue in Uckfield,[5] where his keeper was Ella McDonnell.[6] Ralph once traveled to London to meet spiritual medium Derek Acorah, who speculated that his great size could be due to possession. Grant, who believed her house to be haunted, said that Acorah had a "good old chat with Ralph about the spirits in our house. He seemed to think Ralph was channelling the spirit of a ghoul."[3] Ralph was featured by Bedtime Math as a subject of their arithmetic problems.[7] In December 2014, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a "Know Before You Fly" video warning drone operators not to fly uncrewed aircraft heavier than Ralph lest they get on the agency's "naughty list".[8][9]

In April 2021, Darius was stolen from the garden of his owner's home.[10]

## See also

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* Largest organisms

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Is this the world's biggest rabbit?". ITV News. 1 April 2013.
2. ^ a b "World's biggest bunny weighs in". Stuff. 1 April 2013.
3. ^ a b "Fat Ralph is world's biggest bunny". The Telegraph. 15 February 2010.
4. ^ "World's Largest Rabbit Has Crazy Diet". HuffPost. 3 April 2013.
5. ^ "Behemoth bunny Ralph's record bid". Irish Independent. PA Media. 16 February 2010.
6. ^ "World's Biggest Bunny?". CBS News. 19 February 2010.
7. ^ "Big Bunny". Bedtime Math. 17 December 2014. "If Ralph eats 2 carrots and twice as many crackers for breakfast, how many food items does he eat?"
8. ^ Dooley, Erin (22 December 2014). "How Not to Be 'Naughty' With Your Drone This Christmas". ABC News.
9. ^ "Know Before You Fly". Federal Aviation Administration. 22 December 2014. Event occurs at 0:55. "Don't fly anything that weighs more than 55 pounds. What weighs 55 pounds? Ralph, the world's largest bunny rabbit."
10. ^ Kwai, Isabella (13 April 2021). "Darius, 'World's Longest Rabbit,' is Missing". The New York Times.

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