Meet Romeo, A 6-Year-Old Bull Who Is The Tallest Living Steer In The World

Bulls are generally used in the fields for ploughing or pulling carts for transport. This American Bull has been gaining attention for its gigantic size. Romeo is a 6-year-old Steer who stands at a height of 6 feet 4.5 inches. This bull has become the world’s tallest one and now its name has been registered in the prestigious Guinness World Record (GWR).

Romeo lives with his owner, Misty Moore, in Oregon at Welcome Home Animal Sanctuary. Generally, the steer is referred to as neutered bull calves, raised for their meat in countries like the US. But despite Romeo’s size, his owner described the bull as a “gentle giant” and a “big softie”. Notable, Romeo broke the record of the second-best – Tommy – by more than 3 inches.

The Guinness World Record shared this exciting information on X (formerly known as Twitter). It read, “Meet Romeo, the world’s tallest steer at a height of 1.94 metres (6 ft 4.5 in). Romeo is a 6-year-old Holstein steer who lives at Welcome Home Animal Sanctuary with his human, Misty Moore.”

The clip shows the towering black bull who is being fed by Misty Moore and looks healthy. A clip shows, Misty having to stand on a tractor to feed the bull and still Romeo looks taller. Near the end of the video, Romeo can be seen posing with the certificate declaring him to be the ‘tallest living steer’, awarded to him on December 17, 2023.

As per the reports, Romeo had a rough start to his life. Barely ten days old, he was rescued by Misty and Robert Moore from a slaughter. The couple had received a call from a person who had rescued Romeo in the first place from a dairy farm. In the dairy industry, male calves like Romeo are often the by-products. Their destiny depends on profit margins.

It is not just his gigantic height but also his appetite. Romeo eats about 100 lbs (about 45.3 kg) of hay and 15 lbs (6.8 kg) of grain daily. He can drink an entire bathtub full of water.

Romeo loves apples and bananas the most. The owners describe him as a happy, healthy boy and an official world record title holder.