A knee-high celebrity cow that became a sensation in Bangladesh has won posthumous recognition as the shortest on the planet just weeks after its tragic death.
Just 50.8 centimetres (20 inches) high, Rani became an instant internet celebrity when thousands of people reached outside Dhaka for a glimpse of the miniature cow.
But just after its owners applied to Guinness World Records, tragedy struck on August 19 when the beloved bovine suddenly died due to a sudden internal build-up of gas.
The owner of this popular cow, Kazi Mohammad Abu Sufian, said he received an email on Monday from Guinness World Records saying that Rani's application had been accepted.
A statement on the Guinness website confirmed the miniature Bhutti world-record cow's status, beating the previous holder, an Indian cow named Manikyam that stood 61 centimetres from hoof to withers.
"We sent several videos of Rani in line with Guinness World Records prescriptions. We have also sent the post-mortem report to the Guinness authorities to see that there was nothing unusual about her death," Sufian told AFP.
Sufian said he had also sent Guinness Rani's medical records after they asked whether she had received hormone injections.We had mixed feelings after Rani got the recognition. We are happy that she got her due honours. But we are at the same very sad because she is no more with us," Sufian said.
After getting to know about this recognition, her carer couldn't control his tears.?
Well, at least she got her due credit.