Darius, The World's Longest Bunny, Has Gone Missing!
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Darius, one of the world's most famous rabbits, has disappeared! The massive, 4 foot 3-inch long Continental Giant, who has held the Guinness World Record for the "longest living rabbit" since 2010, vanished from his backyard in the village of Stoulton, England, on April 10, 2021. The local police, who are frantically searching for Darius, believe he was stolen from his enclosure overnight on Saturday.
To help locate the thieves, his concerned owner, Annette Edwards, is offering a £2,000 (about $2,745) reward for anyone with information. In her appeal on Twitter, the 68-year-old pleaded for her pet's safe return, saying that the 12-year-old rabbit was too old to breed. “It’s just so upsetting because he is such a lovable character,” she told The Telegraph.
Though now retired, Darius was once an international celebrity who was insured for $1.6 million and traveled with a bodyguard. He comes from an impressive lineage of record-breaking Continental Giants. They include his grandfather Roberto, who measured 3 feet 6 inches, grandmother Amy who came in at 4 feet, and his mother Alice, who, at 3 feet 3 inches, held the Guinness World Record before Darius took over in 2010.
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blossum131411 daysPeople r so crule.
hxney_secret14 daysHopefully the found him! :)
iheartpuppies28 daysOh no! I really hope he finds his way home. Animals normal can, there was a tiny dog that was picked up by the wind and flown a long way from its home, and survived! There are a ton of these crazy stories everywere.
kidnamemiaabout 1 monthI hope he is safe- kainorionabout 2 monthsOne thing I learned from reading this is that this lady has the rabbit with the longest tail and the longest rabbit.
- kidnamemiaabout 1 monthYou should be sad for him
moooocowabout 2 monthsHe’s so cute I really hope he is safe.
ladyfunoobabout 2 monthshe is cute<3
sussyboisabout 2 monthsLets all hope little ol' Darius is safe.
oofman334about 2 monthspoor thing. I cant believe it, but that thing is MASSIVE
samantha1242 monthsi hope they found poor darius
momoomom2 monthsI hope they find poor Darius! Annette must be SO SO SO worried!!