Darius, The World's Longest Bunny, Has Gone Missing!
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Darius, one of the world's most famous rabbits, has disappeared! The massive, 4 foot 3-inch long Continental Giant, who has held the Guinness World Record for the "longest living rabbit" since 2010, vanished from his backyard in the village of Stoulton, England, on April 10, 2021. The local police, who are frantically searching for Darius, believe he was stolen from his enclosure overnight on Saturday.
To help locate the thieves, his concerned owner, Annette Edwards, is offering a £2,000 (about $2,745) reward for anyone with information. In her appeal on Twitter, the 68-year-old pleaded for her pet's safe return, saying that the 12-year-old rabbit was too old to breed. “It’s just so upsetting because he is such a lovable character,” she told The Telegraph.
Though now retired, Darius was once an international celebrity who was insured for $1.6 million and traveled with a bodyguard. He comes from an impressive lineage of record-breaking Continental Giants. They include his grandfather Roberto, who measured 3 feet 6 inches, grandmother Amy who came in at 4 feet, and his mother Alice, who, at 3 feet 3 inches, held the Guinness World Record before Darius took over in 2010.

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629 Comments
- ef3263 monthsaw poor darius
- sael15 monthsDarius!!!😱😱😰😨🥶🥶
- sokeefe4life6 monthsAwwww poor bunny
- mariibty7 monthsThis is actually so sad. How could people do such things! like go get your own rabbit!
- unpopular8 monthsHope he gets home safe!
- kathybooklover8 monthsi hope when he tried to get back he wouldn't be eaten by any bigger predators:(
- iloveanimals1018 monthshope he is found soon! He could probly be mistaken for the Easter Bunny LOL #BigBunny #EasterBunny
- sassycat99 monthshe is so cute!!!🐇
- summer_beach9 monthsOh no! I hope he is ok. Hopefully they find him soon. 😨
- blossum131411 monthsPeople r so crule.