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UntBwe said:
... amongst the Asian elephants...

I think that in height it is Boy but in weight it is Radza. So maybe we should decide what criteria we should use.
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Yes we should have a criteria for the biggest bull so lets hear your ideas on this, In my mind I would say the tallest bull BUT with the one with the most body MASS/weight.

So lets hear from you guys on this :D
 
UntBwe said:
I think that in height it is Boy but in weight it is Radza. So maybe we should decide what criteria we should use.
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I think as basic as height in centimeters plus weight in kilograms could be the formula.
 
MARK said:
Yes we should have a criteria for the biggest bull so lets hear your ideas on this, In my mind I would say the tallest bull BUT with the one with the most body MASS/weight.

So lets hear from you guys on this :D
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Guys are we still counting the bulls in America as well? spot 1 in between Boy and Radza but spot two could be filled by Packy of oregon zoo. He has a height of 3.15-3.20 meters and is 6240kgs. He is the biggest bull in America so that the best the states have to offer.

With Boy we need to find his weight. But i do think that he could very well be king of Europe.
 
We are waiting on some imformation from the US in regards to the largest Asian bull over there so it could take a bit of time yet before anything is comfirmed, also we still dont know the weight of Boy yet, this could take more time to find this. As we know both Radza and Boy are huge and I feel its going to be a close match between them, and who knows what else could be lurking out there some where in some out of the way zoo.
 
cool MARK, you want popcorn for the fight? :D

If this is a close match spot 2 will be extremly close there are so many large bulls.
 
Time will tell Mr Dragon, lets just wait untill we have more info on this as it would be cool if we had our facts right and find the right one of course
 
Boy and Radza are absoulte magnificent specimens. They are larger than Kerala's (india) royal elephant king of festivals He is known are the King of Poorams (Elephant Procession) his name is Thechikottukavu Ramachandran
 

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He looks huge.

Some infomation from the net today states; The largest Asian elephant of record is of a skeleton in the Museum of Calcutta of a bull which stood @ 12 feet, this animal lived in the Rajamahal hills around 1856-1860.
 
Largest royal elephant king that ever lived was Gajarajan Kesavan 3.2 meters at the minimum. Lived to the age of 72, 1905-1976
 

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He looks taller then he is because of those two men. Indian people are smaller then European people. I read on a German forum that some zoos do the same. They take a picture of their "giant" bull together with a small keeper. And when the photographer is kneeling down (a well known tric) it looks even taller.

With 3.2 meters he is just a little higher then Radza. When I was standing in the stables close to Radza he looks very impressive. Because of the thick bars I couldn't take good photos but if I did and I was kneeling down he must have look more impressive then he is.
 
Here is a photo of Radza with two of his sons (Myo Set Kaung and Unt Bwe). I took the picture while sitting on the edge of the dry moat. With those two little ones he looks very impressive. (And he shows how friendly he is by letting the two youngsters play underneath him)

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I went to Melbourne zoo today, i asked a keeper about Bong Su, apparently he is the biggest elephant in the southern hemisphere in captivity. He is a little over 3 meters weighs in at around 5000kgs he has dropped 150kgs-200kgs in the last two months, keepers are trying to make him gain back his peak shape,
 
Some infomation from the net today states; The largest Asian elephant of record is of a skeleton in the Museum of Calcutta of a bull which stood @ 12 feet, this animal lived in the Rajamahal hills around 1856-1860.[/QUOTE]

I would have liked to of seen this Giant in the flesh :cool:
 
MARK said:
Some infomation from the net today states; The largest Asian elephant of record is of a skeleton in the Museum of Calcutta of a bull which stood @ 12 feet, this animal lived in the Rajamahal hills around 1856-1860.
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I wish we had painting, or a remake of this magnificent creature. Can you give me the site for that info MARK please? Oh another amazing photo Untbwe.
 
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