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Hercules, 922-Pound Liger, Is The World's Largest Living Cat (PHOTOS)

Meet The World's Largest Living Cat
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With a name like Hercules, you know he's got to be big.

But at 922 pounds, big is an understatement for the world's largest living cat, according to the 2014 Guinness Book of World Records.

Hercules is a liger -- the hybrid offspring of a male lion and a tigress -- who lives at the Myrtle Beach Safari wildlife preserve in South Carolina. He is 131 inches long, and measures 49 inches tall at the shoulder.

Ligers, which do not exist in the wild, can grow to twice the size of their parents and weigh about a hundred times more than the average house cat.

The safari, also known as TIGERS –- The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species –- where tours are given by reservation, is owned by Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, who also founded the Rare Species Fund in 1982, to help endangered wildlife around the world such as elephants, rhinos, orangutans and other big cats.

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Guinness World Records 2014
World's Shortest Donkey: KneeHi(01 of14)
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At 25.29 inches, KneeHi is the world's shortest donkey. A registered miniature Mediterranean donkey, KneeHi is owned by Jim and Frankie Lee of Gainesville, Florida. (credit:James Ellerker/Guinness World Records)
Smallest Roadworthy Car(02 of14)
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The smallest roadworthy car measures 25 inchies high, 2 feet, 1.75 inches wide, and was built by Austin Coulson. (credit:James Ellerker/Guinness World Records)
Largest Drum Kit(03 of14)
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The largest drum kit is a 5.2 : 1 scale replica and was created by Drumartic (Austria). (credit:Richard Bradbury/Guinness World Records)
Largest Rideable Bicycle(04 of14)
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The largest rideable bicycle has a wheel diameter of 10 feet. It was was built by Didi Senft of Germany. (credit:Richard Bradbury/Guinness World Records )
Tallest Rideable Motorcycle(05 of14)
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The tallest rideable motorcycle measures 16 feet, 8.78 inches tall from the ground to the top of the handlebars. It was constructed by Fabio Reggiani of Italy. The motorcycle was ridden over a 100-meter course at Montecchio Emilia, Italy. (credit:Richard Bradbury/ Guinness World Records)
Farthest Distance Skateboarding By A Goat(06 of14)
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The farthest distance skateboarding by a goat was 118 feet. It was achieved by Happie of Fort Myers, Florida. The distance was completed in a time of 25 seconds. (credit:James Ellerker/Guinness World Records)
Largest Collection Of Vacuum Cleaners(07 of14)
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British citizen James Brown owns 322 types of vacuum cleaners, the largest collection in the world. (credit:Ranald Mackechnie/Guinness World Records)
Julia Plecher - Fastest 100m in High Heels _4705(08 of14)
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Julie Blecher of Germany ran 100 meters in 14.531 seconds -- in high heels. (credit:Richard Bradbury/ Guinness World Records)
Fastest Human Backbend Walk(09 of14)
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Leilani Franco travelled 65 feet, 7.2 inches in in a backbend position in a time of 10.05 seconds. (credit:Ranald Mackechnie/Guinness World Records)
Fastest Crossing Of A Tightrope By A Dog(10 of14)
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The fastest crossing of a tightrope by a dog was 18.22 seconds and was achieved by Ozzy, a Border Collie/Kelpie cross, in Norfolk, UK. (credit:Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records)
Lowest Limbo Skating(11 of14)
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The lowest limbo skating was 9.84 inches, and was achieved by Rohan Kokane of India. (credit:Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records)
Smallest Dog (Living)(12 of14)
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The smallest dog living, in terms of height, is a female Chihuahua in Puerto Rico named Milly, who measures 3.8 inches tall. (credit:Guinness World Records)
Largest Collection Of Star Wars Memorabilia(13 of14)
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The largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia is owned by Steve Sansweet, who has amassed an estimated 300,000 unique items at Rancho Obi-Wan in northern California, USA. To date, only 68,592 items have been accurately audited and catalogued –- a figure sufficient enough, however, to beat the previous record by a factor of three. (credit:Ryan Schude/Guinness World Records)
Largest Walking Robot (14 of14)
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The largest walking robot measures 51 feet, 6 inches in length; 40 feet, 5 inches; and 26 feet, 10 inches in height. It was made by Zollner Elektronik AG in Zandt, Germany. (credit:Richard Bradbury/Guinness World Records)
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