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If you should see someone walking around central England with a 4 - foot - long ( 1.2 meters)rabbitin tow , call the authorities . That lapin may be Darius — the current platter bearer for the universe ’s largest cony — who go missing from his Worcestershire home last weekend .
" It is believe the Continental Giant rabbit was slip from its inclosure in the garden of the property of its owners overnight on Saturday ( 10 April - 11 April ) , " the local West Mercia Policesaid in a statement . " The rabbit is quite unique in the fact it is 4 ft in size and has been present a Guinness Record for being the large rabbit in the humanity . "
Dexter, the Flemish Giant Rabbit, is the son of Darius, current record holder for world’s longest rabbit. Darius went missing from his home in April, and is presumed stolen.
Darius was awarded his telling title in April , 2010 . At the time , he measured a whopping 4 feet 3 inch ( 129 cm ) long — a true titan , even among his species .
Darius is a Flemish Giant rabbit , which is the largest breed of hare on Earth . agree to the Maryland Zoo , an average Flemish Giant can count about 15 pounds ( 7 kilograms ) and appraise 2.5 feet ( 0.76 m ) long . They are a domesticated breed , originally bred for heart and soul and pelt begin at least 300 yr ago .
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Today , Flemish Giants are largely raised as companion animals . Annette Edwards , Darius ' owner , called her pillage - winning bunny girl " very laid - back " in a2015 interview , adding that jumbo rabbits are even easy to raise than smaller breeds , because they represent " more like blackguard " than flighty , burrowing lapin from the wild .
Edwards is offering a reward of 1,000 British pounds ( roughly $ 1,400 ) for Darius ' secure return .
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