The 23-month-old dwarf cow has become a media star with scores of newspapers and television stations throwing the spotlight on the tiny bovine at a farm near Dhaka.
Rani is 66 centimetres (26 inches) long and weighs only 26 kilograms (57 pounds) but the owners say it is 10 centimetres shorter than the smallest cow in Guinness World Records.
'I have never seen anything like this in my life. Never,' said Rina Begum, 30, who came from a neighbouring town.
M.A. Hasan Howlader, manager of Shikor Agro farm, used a tape measure to show dozens of onlookers how Rani dwarfs her closest rival Manikyam, a cow in the Indian state Kerala that currently holds the world record.
Shikar Agro farm reportedly bought the cow from a farm in Naogaon shortly after its birth.
'People come long distances despite the coronavirus lockdown. Most want to take selfies with Rani,' adding Guinness World Records had promised a decision in three months.
'More than 15,000 people have come to see Rani in the past three days alone,' he said.
'Honestly speaking, we are tired.'
Guinness World Records said Manikyam, from the Vechur breed, was 61 centimetres high in June 2014.
Rani is a Bhutti, or Bhutanese, cow which is prized for its meat in Bangladesh. The other Bhuttis on the farm are twice Rani's size.
'We did not expect such huge interest,' the farm manager said.
Sajedul Islam, the government's chief vet for the region, said Rani is a product of 'genetic inbreeding' and was unlikely to become any bigger.
'I told them they should not allow so many people to crowd the farm.
'They may carry diseases here that threaten Rani's health,' he said.
Rani is 66 centimetres (26 inches) long and weighs only 26 kilograms (57 pounds) but the owners say it is 10 centimetres shorter than the smallest cow in Guinness World Records.
'I have never seen anything like this in my life. Never,' said Rina Begum, 30, who came from a neighbouring town.
M.A. Hasan Howlader, manager of Shikor Agro farm, used a tape measure to show dozens of onlookers how Rani dwarfs her closest rival Manikyam, a cow in the Indian state Kerala that currently holds the world record.
Shikar Agro farm reportedly bought the cow from a farm in Naogaon shortly after its birth.
'People come long distances despite the coronavirus lockdown. Most want to take selfies with Rani,' adding Guinness World Records had promised a decision in three months.
'More than 15,000 people have come to see Rani in the past three days alone,' he said.
'Honestly speaking, we are tired.'
Guinness World Records said Manikyam, from the Vechur breed, was 61 centimetres high in June 2014.
Rani is a Bhutti, or Bhutanese, cow which is prized for its meat in Bangladesh. The other Bhuttis on the farm are twice Rani's size.
'We did not expect such huge interest,' the farm manager said.
Sajedul Islam, the government's chief vet for the region, said Rani is a product of 'genetic inbreeding' and was unlikely to become any bigger.
'I told them they should not allow so many people to crowd the farm.
'They may carry diseases here that threaten Rani's health,' he said.
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Source: Daily Mail, Pexels, Guinness World Records
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