Meet two record-breaking donkeys, Derrick and Bambou
Do you like donkeys?
Well, meet your new favourite record holders: Dynamic Derrick and Bambou!
Derrick is the tallest living donkey on Earth and Bambou has the largest ears EVER, and they both live at the Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary in Huttoft, Lincolnshire, in the UK.
They have many many fans, and even earned their own spot inside our latest book, the Guinness World Records 2026!
So, can you guess the height of these oversized animals?
The giant Derrick towers over his donkey friends, standing at 167 cm (5 ft 5 in) from the hoof to the withers – taller than you!
And his friend Bambou has the longest ears on a living donkey, boasting a stunning 35 cm (1 ft 1 in) – one of his ears is about as long as a whole rabbit!
The 2 adorable donkeys live and play together, and they have a great time with lots of loving visitors coming in every day to feed them delicious carrots.
So let’s get to know them better…
Derrick
Tracy Garton, owner of the Radcliff Sanctuary, said about Derrick:
“No one can believe he’s a donkey: they all think he’s a mule because he’s so big!”
Apparently, both his mum and dad, Miss Ellie and Louis, were really tall – that, combined with a healthy diet might be the reason Derrick became a record-breaking legend!
How tall are you?
Tracy describes the donkey as a "gentle giant," cuddly and very loving.
"He was always big, he was big when he was born," Tracy said, “[but he] doesn't know he is big.
"He’s just like a big dog, follows you around all the time and wants to be by your side."
He also loves carrots and has a serious weakness for snacks, especially ginger biscuits – yum!
Bambou
Right next door to Derrick lives his buddy Bambou with those ginormous ears – and did you know that donkeys have AMAZING hearing?
Their ears aren’t just for hearing though, they can also be a great tool to help them regulate their temperature when it's hot!
Tracy described them as: "very, very long fluffy ears."
And apparently, Bambou is very popular:
“Everybody who comes here really loves him: they always ask about Bambou, rarely anybody else. He’s number one to them.”
Isn’t he ear-resistible?
Congratulations, Derrick and Bambou, you are both Officially Amazing!