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Noddy - The World's Tallest Horse
Noddy will be coming back to
QLD to take part in Australias largest and most prestigious heavy horse
show. After leaving home as a 15 hand weanling, Noddy returns as a 20.2
hand horse. Come and see him and say hello.
Yahoo, big news Noddy is coming home. Noddy will be back in QLD for a little while when he is a special guest at the Gatton heavy Horse Field Days show in May. Noddy will return to his birthplace for this once in a lifetime appearance. After spending his time at the Royal Easter Show (for its duration), Noddy will make his way to QLD. Luscombe Nodram started life just like all of our other foals. He was a normal height when he was born and a normal height as a weanling. That is where Noddy stops being normal. He just kept growing and growing. Now Nodram stands 20.2 hands. Nodram was bred and born at the Shires of Luscombe in Queenlsand. His sire is the grey Shire Stallion, Luscombe Whats Wanted “Ted” and his dam is the black Shire Mare, Cedars Annabella “Annabella”. Both of these horses stand 18 hands. Nodram’s Great Great Grandsire Ladbrook Invader, was also tall. In 1981 he was in the Guiness Book of World Records as the tallest living horse, standing 19.2 hands.
Nodram is the tallest horse in
Australia , he is the tallest horse in the world. He is a purebred shire
gelding and is now owned by Jane Greenman of Victoria . He is broken to
saddle and harness.
Noddy will also be spending 14
days as a special guest at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney. He will be
on display during show time and his owner Jane will be on hand to answer
questions and tell you about this wonderful horse.
Nodram was the normal size of any foal born here at the Shires of Luscombe. He left home as a 6 month old weanling to go and live with Jane. He was 15 hands, the usual size for our weanlings. Jane however was not expecitng such a big 'foal', even though she wanted a Shire that was grey and that would grow to be a big horse. Little did she know she would end up with the Worlds Tallest Horse.
Nodram and his half brother Luscombe Grey Spark are the only two grey shire geldings in Australia . Nodram has been a special guest at Equitane in the past as well as making many other appearances in Victoria. He is already the star of TV shows, magazines and newspaper clippings.
Nodram was the normal size of any foal born here at the Shires of Luscombe. He left home as a 6 month old weanling to go and live with Jane. He was 15 hands, the usual size for our weanlings. Jane however was not expecitng such a big 'foal', even though she wanted a Shire that was grey and that would grow to be a big horse. Little did she know she would end up with the Worlds Tallest Horse.
Nodram and his half brother Luscombe Grey Spark are the only two grey shire geldings in Australia . Nodram has been a special guest at Equitane in the past as well as making many other appearances in Victoria. He is already the star of TV shows, magazines and newspaper clippings.
Nodram enjoys spending his days
with famous Thoroughbreds; he is acquainted with some of the top racing
horses in Australia . Though one of his mates on the farm is another
rare horse, a Suffolk Punch named Nash.
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Poe the Clydesdale World's tallest Horse
Mane
attraction: Clydesdale Poe with 5ft 3in tall owner Shereen Thompson in
Tupperville, Ontario in Canada...
Inching above his
rivals: Poe, shown here with another horse on the Canadian farm, stands
at 20.2 hands. The Clydesdale is 2in bigger than the horse from Texas
currently listed in the Guinness Book of Records, she believes - and
dwarfs her own 5ft 3in frame. He lives on Miss Thompson’s farm in
Tupperville, Ontario, in Canada. Poe - who is 10ft tall with his head
held high - needs two bales of hay a day, 10lb of grain and 75 gallons
of water. Miss Thompson rescued Poe - named after her favourite writer,
Edgar Allen Poe - in February 2008.
Ms Thompson, who
is just 5ft3, is dwarfed by the gentle giant Neigh high: Ms Thompson,
who is just 5ft 3in, is dwarfed by the gentle giant He used to work in
the city of London, Ontario, hauling crates of Budweiser - ‘rather like
the horses of Youngs Brewery used to in London, England,' Miss Thompson
explained. The ten-year-old has since become a firm favourite at local
fairs - where she said he behaves like ‘a real puppy’. ‘But he does
sometimes forget his strength and drags me along if he wants to play or
go chasing something,’ she added.Giddy up... and up and up: Poe, eats
two bales of hay a day, gallops through the fields.
Giddy
up... and up and up: Poe, eats two bales of hay a day, gallops through
the fields Clydesdale horses were first bred in what was then
Clydesdale, now Lanarkshire, in the mid-18th century. They usually stand
at around 5ft 4in at the shoulder.
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10 Terrifying Killer Fish
Ever since the movie Jaws, sharks have been well-rooted in the public
consciousness – with images of mangled swimmers abounding in our
thoughts. But sharks aside, there are also several kinds of horrific
killer fish that prowl the Earth’s freshwater and estuarine habitats.
10. Goliath Tiger fish
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The Goliath Tigerfish is a creature so horrific that it makes the feared
Piranha look like a pet goldfish. Reaching lengths of more than six
feet, and weighing up to 70 pounds, these mega-fish stalk the waterways
of central Africa in packs – shredding even large prey in a matter of
seconds. The mouth of this yellow-eyed monster fish is studded with
giant, dagger-like canine teeth – each more than two inches long.
A number of deaths went unexplained in the Congo River, and were
attributed to a mysterious spirit foe with dark powers – that is, until
extreme angler Jeremy Wade pulled one of these horrific creatures from
the depths of the river.
09. Piraiba Catfish
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You are paddling merrily along on your first Amazonian fishing holiday,
when you feel a tug on your line. The tug gets harder, and you excitedly
begin to hope for a 2-foot cichlid. But as the line nears breaking
point, a 9-foot-long, blue-black form breaks the surface. A combination
of fear and pride turns to horror as you spot human feet extending from
the creature’s mouth, which then growls loudly, like some kind of
aquatic jaguar. You have just caught a Piraiba – South America’s largest
catfish, and a potential man-eater. The fine teeth of this aggressive
hunter curve backwards across a cavernous mouth, preventing prey –
including humans – from escaping its grip.
08. Goonch Fish
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The Kali River – which runs between India and Nepal – had been haunted
by mysterious disappearances and unexplained drownings. The cause of the
deaths was subject to the wildest speculation, until a horrific looking
brown creature over 7 feet long, with razor sharp teeth, was captured.
The Goonch is a bizarre, 300 pound member of the catfish family, and has
acquired a strong taste for human flesh.
Victims are seized and dragged to their deaths by the prehistoric
predator, before being consumed. One 17-year-old boy was captured in
front of his girlfriend; a body was never found. It is believed that the
fish acquired their taste for human flesh due to the funeral practice
of burning corpses and tossing them into the river.
07. Great Barracuda
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The Great Barracuda is a living torpedo, studded with wicked-looking
3-inch teeth. These fish may reach up to 6 feet in length, and weigh
over 100 pounds. Great Barracudas are attracted to shiny metal objects,
and will attack vulnerable creatures or sources of agitation.
To avoid barracuda attacks, you need to stay away from areas with low
visibility, as well as mangrove and estuarine regions; you should also
refrain from spearfishing. A barracuda attack could sever tendons, rip
off large amounts of flesh, and kill you in a matter of seconds. Deaths
have been confirmed in the Eastern United States.
06. Wels Catfish
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European waters may seem relatively safe – but a demonic looking killer
fish, of unearthly proportions, may cause you to rethink your planned
swims in Berlin Lake, Spain’s Reservoirs, or Russia’s Volga River. The
Wels Catfish is a huge, slithering creature reaching over 13 feet in
length and weighing over 400 pounds. The fish are aggressive predators,
and capture victims with their massive rows of razor-sharp teeth.
The potential size of these creatures is not confirmed, and historical
accounts suggest lengths of up to 20 feet and weights of over 3 tons.
Recently, a German swimmer was badly bitten, while a catfish found in
Russia had an entire human body in its stomach contents.
05. Giant Freshwater Stingray
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A venomous monster lurks in the murky waters of Southeast Asia. The
famous Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin died after being stabbed in the
chest by a small ocean stingray – but that creature could not hold a
spine to the Giant Freshwater Stingray. This saucer-shaped monster may
be the world’s largest freshwater fish, at over 16 feet in length, and
with a weight of up to 2,000 pounds. The 8-inch stinger can be whipped
back like that of a scorpion to target an unsuspecting wader, while the
sheer mass of the creature also has the potential to muscle a person
under water. So if the “riverbed” you are standing on starts to move…
keep very still.
04. Muskellunge
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The Muskellunge has not yet led to any confirmed fatalities, but there
are certainly ominous signs that they would be capable of such. The fish
has long been feared, and grows to lengths of over 7 feet. This
freshwater version of a Barracuda stalks the lakes of the Northern
Hemisphere, and has a mouth full of daggers that can easily shred
waterfowl, muskrats and perch. Muskellunge bites leave serious wounds,
and an 80 pound fish would be capable of dragging down a victim. One
13-year-old girl was bitten and dragged underwater before escaping, and a
capsized fisherman was badly chewed while treading water. The fish
lurks in the weedy edges of lakes, lunging forward to capture prey.
03. Electric-Eel
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The Electric Eel is an apex predator from the Amazon that hunts and
defends itself by releasing enough electricity to stun a horse. The 600
volts released by this giant relative of catfish is capable of killing a
human directly through electrocution. In other cases, a lesser shock
may still knock the victim unconscious, resulting in drowning. Electric
eels may grow to over 8 feet, and weigh up to 50 pounds. Electric eels
can only be handled safely with rubber gloves. Crossing a river is
highly dangerous, as the water conducts the electricity very
effectively, making it comparable to swimming in a bathtub with a
plugged in hairdryer. Deaths have been confirmed.
02. Alligator Gar
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A prehistoric monster stalks the waters of the southeastern United
States. Reaching lengths of over 10 feet, with a weight of over 400
pounds, the Alligator Gar is an ancient fish that looks more like a
crocodile with its huge scales and enormous, fang studded mouth. In one
case, a man was dangling his feet over a dock when a huge Alligator Gar
latched on and attempted to pull him under. He escaped with his life –
but others may not have been so lucky. Alligator Gary fatalities have
not been confirmed, but the fish could be responsible for several
mysterious drownings.
01. Bull Shark
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This last fish is, technically, still a shark. However, it is so far
from a typical shark that it poses threats beyond the worst nightmares,
and deserves the number one spot on this list.
The Bull Shark is a 7-12 foot fish weighing over 600 pounds – but with a
difference. It thrives in fresh water, and can travel thousands of
miles up rivers and into lakes, even as far inland as Missouri, Illinois
or Kentucky! Bull Sharks have caused many deaths in murky freshwater
environments, the notorious case being the New Jersey river attacks.
Bull Sharks are the most aggressive shark species, possessing the
highest testosterone level of any animal. Bull Sharks also have the
strongest bite force of any living fish species. Via
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