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Knickers is a giant steer in Australia who became known because he grew so large that he was too big to be slaughtered. The usual machines and spaces at the slaughterhouse could not handle him. Instead of being sent away, he was kept on a farm where he could live out his life on a farm near Perth.
He spends his days grazing in wide fields, resting in the shade, and moving slowly along the paddocks. The farmer and helpers look after him, giving him food, water, and a safe place to sleep. Sometimes visitors come to see him, curious about the gentle giant who could not fit the usual systems.
His story makes people think about how animals are treated and the choices farmers make. Being too big for slaughter gave Knickers a chance to live peacefully. On that farm near Perth he can grow older in peace, surrounded by open sky and green grass, a calm reminder of kindness and second chances. ???
fcib
#2 Man that's massssive, solid unit.
Grimmrog
Why not breed it for more superhuges?
chickenoodlesoup
https://www.thedodo.com/on-the-farm/knickers-giant-steer-cow-australia
mohavewolfpup
A town northwest of Vegas had Herman. https://archive.ph/QGvME
mormacil
He is not the largest bovine in the world, just the largest domesticated one. At least I assume so, I didn't check but he's certainly not larger than the largest bisons recorded.
Pphunk77
Living the rest of its life watching his friends get murdered because they are just the right size for slaughter.
BlackTrashTiger
Talkin bout 'Don't get your knickers in a knot'
MichelGoussu
I too, shouldn't be slaughtered, and for he same reason. Well, too fat, at least.
MorallyOpposedToViolets
He sure has seen a lot of friends come and go. Cows are social animals.
bemibet
I knew size matters! My wife was just being nice!
BeachsideBarghest
Finally, some good fucking news!
FortifiedWhine
Raise you Bellino, an Italian Chianina ox
SortaSordid
In unrelated news, the illicit steroids use has become rampant amongst the Australian bovine community.
meowingintensifies
when he dies of natural causes, is the meat still good enough to eat? hopefully that lad has a good life and a good side dish to pair with.
SlavaUkrainisaysSteveBuscemi
Must be hard to make friends when all the normies keep getting disappeared.
mephiston
Be too big to be sent to the slaughter. Something for the good anti fascist people in america to aspire to.
boredatworkthatsall
Somebody tell the “where’s the beef?” lady. We found it.
StevenFarmer
Bro, he is the shade.
locksmith9
Big moo.
LunaAtlas
Also, big poo.
dewdar
Holy cow
dailysuicidalthoughts
How's are so dang cute, its a total shame they are so dawned tasty.
ziralien
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/03/15/wyoming-ranchers-say-knickers-the-humungous-holstein-has-nothing-on-cowboy-state-cattle/
DeakVanNyke
the few memes there are ..
0570
Steer in Australia: *gets swol*. American finding out about it: 'How can I make this about us'
xXxX66SICKXxXx
Some dumbass redneck really got butthurt about this enough to have to run his mouth about how ‘super’ the Wyoming cattle loaded full of growth hormones are what a fucking loser, this shithole country can’t get what it deserves fast enough
pandro
The article makes it clear he's no "giant" - his breed averages 6' and he's 4 inches taller. They usually slaughter them at two years old, he's 7. The animals around him are a different breed to make him look big. It's all bullshit. https://www.thedodo.com/on-the-farm/knickers-giant-steer-cow-australia
MagnumRadhard
A unit? Moonit?
gwiz665
Brother.. I am troubled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA5lujNlkn8
andsy
New life goal: become so fat that death itself can’t touch me
Edgarflaps
Where's Paul Bunyan ?
ArcherPointingFromTheComments
Somewhere out there, recommitting his love to Babe. Reminding himself that the lifetime of love from his beautiful blue ox is worth a million gigantic bulls saved from slaughter.
Edgarflaps
Very eloquent
blahblahbushes
He hasn't logged in yet.
daddyslittleiceskateingprincess
Were you just waiting for someone to Axe that question?
mikeatike
Wood you beleive it if they didn't?
Wikitoria
Just as well he's a steer, imagine if a whole half of the herd couldn't go to the peaceful pasture?
NKato
Imagine what it takes to handle his package for the ladies. He's literally three times their size.
NKato
(sadly he's been castrated from a young age, making him ineligible for offspring.)
threepotatoesinatrenchcoat
Clone that MFer
ArcherPointingFromTheComments
That only removes the fuel tank, not the engine.
Z0op
Generally also the drive..
ArcherPointingFromTheComments
100%
rydecker
picture is of others at one yr. he is big but at least 4 in this shot
erinaceus
i noticed that too. yearlings.
LinemanMatt
mikeatike
There's a Bulls joke in there somewhere.
FortifiedWhine
Makes his dunking ability that much more impressive!
MyCommentsUsuallyHaveTypos
I'd like to see picture of Knickers and MJ.
jaecyk10
Michael Jordan was 1.4 Tonnes? Have to admit, I'm surprised, he really doesn't look it.
threepotatoesinatrenchcoat
Retirement has been rough on him
LinemanMatt
No wonder he played for the Bulls.
TheIronPenguin
Camera trickery. The games where filmed in a similar way to how they filmed the scenes with Gandalf and hobbits in lotr.
Raileks
when being a giant actually extends your life span
mormacil
Gigantisms is tied with a lower life span and there's even a direct correlation between human height and life span, taller men live shorter lives.
Grimmrog
Gigantism was a valid evolutory branch to the top of the foodchain and surviving alpha predators, until homo mc eatemall invented the pointy stick.
mormacil
The driving factor of megafauna was the ice age, as colder weather rewards larger bodies. Most megafauna was not the top of the food chain.
Grimmrog
Not relly every age had huge animals, mammals becoming huge was just because of the dinosaurs extinction.
mormacil
I didn't say sole factor, I said driving factor, of those that lived alongside humans as that's what we're talking about. And no not every age had huge animals depending on what you mean by age.