Record breaking animals

Puggy the Pekingese, whose 4.5 inch tongue is the longest of any dog Photograph: Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records

Fluffy the reticulated python, who at 24ft is recognised as the longest living snake in captivity
Photograph: Richard Bradbury/Guinness World Records

Swallow (right), an 11-year-old cow from Yorkshire posing next to Freddie the bull. Standing 33 inches tall, she has been named the world's smallest cow Photograph: Ranald Mackechnie/Guinness World Records

Anastasia the Jack Russell, who holds the record for the bursting of 100 balloons by a dog in a time of 44.49 seconds Photograph: Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records

Colo, the oldest living gorilla in captivity. Colo, the first gorilla born into captivity, currently lives in the Columbus Zoo in Powell, Ohio, aged 51 years Photograph: Richard Bradbury/Guinness World Records

The tallest living horse is Big Jake, a nine year old Belgian gelding, who measured 20 hands 2.75 in (210.19 cm) without shoes at Smokey Hollow Farms in Poynette, Wisconsin. Photograph: Guinness World Records

The largest millipede in the world is a full grown African giant black millipede measuring 38.7 cm in length, 6.7 cm in circumference and with 256 legs. The average length for this type of millipede is between 16-28 cm Photograph: Guinness World Records