- [Narrator] Ah, it's
like looking in a mirror. just kidding, that's one
seriously chunky monkey. In fact, this morbidly
obese long-tailed macaque might just be one of the
fattest animals on the planet, and he's not the only one. From overweight orangutans to
plump pups and tubby tigers, stick around as we take a long,
hard look at some creatures who could really do with
less of the comfort food. Trust me, after this one, your body is gonna be
crying out for a salad. (dramatic music) Cassie the Collie. Part of the fun of being a dog owner is being able to pamper your pooch, but some people take
things a little too far, and that's when you
end up with a porky pet that looks like this. This is the seven-year-old
Collie named Cassie who once held the unofficial title of Britain's Fattest Dog. From when she was a pup, Cassie had never eaten dog food. Instead, she gorged herself
on a daily diet of takeaways, chocolate, sweets, crisps, and
her favorite, Sunday roasts. Her elderly owner treated
her like a human best friend. She'd cook twice the amount she needed to give half to Cassie and would order double if
she was having a takeaway. But when she fell ill and
went into hospital in 2011, Dogs Trust rescue centre
in Kenilworth, Warwickshire took Cassie in, and they couldn't quite believe what a sorry state she was in. Cassie wasn't just unfit;
she could barely move. Her weight had soared to
nine stone and two pounds, three times her healthy weight, and she was so heavy
that she had to be lifted by two workers using a
sling under her belly. She couldn't walk more than three minutes without getting tired out and had to be shaved so painful bedsores
caused by her massive bulk could be treated. But volunteers weren't
going to let Cassie go down without a fight. They put her on a rigorous
fitness and diet regime which involved dry food, swimming, and walking on the treadmill. Within just six months, Cassie managed to lose
half her body weight. Thanks to Cassie's #TransformationTuesday, she was deemed fit and
healthy enough to be rehomed and has been given a
whole new lease of life. Big Barsik. Dogs can be greedy, but cat owners overfeed their moggies too. In fact, thousands of fat felines have come through the doors
of Animal Care Centres of NYC, but none have been quite as big as Barsik. The five-year-old cat, who
weighs a jaw-dropping 41 pounds, left staffers stunned in October 2019 when he arrived at the shelter with his normal-sized housemate Sukie. The pair found themselves homeless when their family decided to move house and couldn't bring pets with them. This tabby is so tubby that
he's just five pounds shy of the current Guinness
World Record for fattest cat, which is currently held by Himmy, a cat owned by Australian man Thomas Vyse, who weighed 46 pounds
when it died in March 1986 at the age of 10. The shelter wasn't quite equipped to handle a cat of
Barsik's enormous girth, and he didn't fit into
the normal cat kennels, so staff were forced to improvise by letting him rest in the office instead. Luckily, Barsik and Sukie
didn't have to wait too long for Anjellicle Cats Rescue, a New York non-profit organization, to pull them out of the shelter and place them in a foster home. When it was finally time to head to foster mom
Angelique Luzzolino's home, the shelter staff had to find
the biggest carrier they had, and it took two adults to
carry Barsik to the car. Although as soon as it was safe
to make changes to his diet, Angelique vowed to put Barsik on a strict weight-loss regimen until he's ready to find his forever home. If you can't get enough
of this massive moggie, you can even follow him on Instagram @bigbarsik to track his
weight-loss journey. Whoa, those are some
seriously spoiled pets. Some people just need to learn not to treat their animals like humans. Have you ever seen a pet as overweight as poor old Casssie or Barsik? Maybe you've had to put your own pooch on a strict diet after they
started piling on the pounds. Tell me about your own
fattest pet stories below, and I'll comment on some of my favorites. Now let's look at some
more chunky creatures. Thumbelina the Squirrel. Squirrels are more adorable
than we give them credit for. Don't believe me? Just take a look at
this pampered princess. Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you:
Thumbelina the Squirrel. This Eastern Grey Squirrel has attracted over 200,000
followers on Instagram, and she loves nothing
more than a good snack. But how did this tree-dwelling rodent end up living her best
life as an online celeb? When Thumbelina's mom's nest was destroyed due to nearby construction in March 2016, she crawled into a
nearby 10th story window and gave birth to two
babies on a strangers bed. That stranger was
35-year-old Christina Reyes, who arrived home with her husband Michael to find two tiny pink babies
resting under their pillow among some dried pine
needles and branches. Luckily, Christina has
rehabilitated orphaned squirrels since 2008, so she rushed over
to tend to the tiny animals. Sadly, one of the babies caught a fever and died a few hours later,
but Thumbelina pulled through. She wasn't like other squirrels: she fed from a bottle longer than usual, didn't open her eyes for nine weeks, rather than the usual 4.5,
and couldn't jump or climb. So, Christina decided it would be best to officially adopt her instead. Although Thumbelina lives on a strict diet including lots of veggies, she's always had trouble
managing her weight, you and me both, Thumbelina. She weighs just over two pounds, but she should really be
between 1.5-1.75 pounds. In 2018, the vet finally
got the bottom of things and determined that Thumbelina
has a hormone imbalance that causes her to gain
weight unnaturally, alongside lots of swelling and discomfort. Thumbelina also suffered from
polycystic ovarian syndrome, but she has since had a
successful hysterectomy and is fueling herself up during recovery. Tubby Tigers. Ever seen an obese tiger before? Me neither. Well, until now. These Siberian tigers from a Chinese zoo really put the 'big' in 'big cat.' They might be funny to look at now, but when photos of these
porked-up animals lounging around went viral back in 2017, they sparked some serious concern. The cats live at the
144-hectare Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province, and despite jokes that the
animals had been too well fed over the Lunar New Year Holiday, the park-owners claimed
it was totally natural for them to pile on the weight for winter. According to the park, it is the nature of the cats to eat more to adapt to the harsh winters in Harbin, which could be as low as
minus 20-30 degrees Celsius. But animal welfare
groups weren't buying it. Karina O'Carroll,
Animals Asia Foundation's animal welfare education manager, said she'd never seen wild tigers as fat as the ones at the Chinese zoo. The obesity level of the
caged cats in question indicated a wholly inappropriate
and unnatural diet. Apparently, wild tigers
are perfectly capable of controlling their own weight, and getting as big as these bad-boys could lead to cardiovascular joint issues and would inconvenience them
when they hunt for food. To try and help the tigers trim down by the time spring rolled around, the park turned to the latest
in diet technology: drones. They may be fat, but that
certainly didn't stop the big cats from chasing down and mauling
the machine in no time. Uncle Fatty. I know what you're thinking: "Damn, curious George
really stacked on the pounds after his acting career took a nosedive!". Your eyes aren't deceiving you, this monkey really is
scoffing a bag of lays while eating any rogue chips
from his enormous belly. All he needs now is a can of Duff beer. Back in 2016, this enormous 27
kilogram long-tailed macaque, nicknamed Uncle Fatty, went viral after pictures and videos of his balloon-like body
made the rounds online. The monkey had been fed
a diet of sugary melons, milkshakes, sweetcorn,
noodles, and other junk food by tourists visiting
the Khun Kala Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand is home to hundreds
of thousands of wild monkeys including gibbons, macaques,
langur's and loris' that are popular with tourists, but they can also be a nuisance when they become too
reliant on free handouts. Uncle Fatty eventually came to the attention of wildlife officials who'd received reports
from concerned locals, and he was rescued and
taken for a health check-up. According to Kawinoat Mong Kholtechaphat, the organizer of Thai primate conservation group Monkey Lovers, Uncle wasn't sick, just over-fed. He was then taken to a monkey fat camp to try and reduce his weight back down to an acceptable eight to 10 kilograms, which is more normal for his species. Because he's around 20-years-old, Uncle plays an important role in the community of local
monkeys as a natural leader. Although he still weighed a
formidable 24.75 kilograms in August 2017 and hadn't quite shifted
the overhanging belly, he'd shed an impressive two kilograms, about 8% of his body mass, meaning his condition had improved enough for him to be back roaming the streets. Apparently, Uncle Fatty hasn't
been seen since February 2019 after it was reported that
he'd fallen off the wagon. Maybe he relocated or
even died of old age. Personally, I like to
think he's just hiding because he's ashamed of
falling back into old habits. You can support the find
Uncle Fatty campaign for the low, low cost
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on any more amazing content. All done? Good! Greedy Goldfish. Goldfish may not be the
most exciting companions, but have you ever seen one this big? This fat fish became something
of a minor online celebrity when its owner, YouTuber Tipownsyou, uploaded this hilarious clip back in 2007. According to Tipownsyou, the fish had gotten fatter and fatter over the past eight years until the poor thing could
barely swim around the tank. Eventually, the fish
was inspected by a vet who determined that it had
an intestinal infection which couldn't be helped. Sadly, Tipownsyou posted an
update in the description to say that the little fella passed away a year after the video was filmed and was buried in his backyard. Don't worry, fat fish,
your legacy lives on. That fish might be on the heavy side, but it's certainly not the
biggest goldfish in the world. A better contender for
that title is this guy, Rocky the red Oranda. The whopping guppy is six
inches long, four inches wide, and weighs in at a staggering
two pounds 10 ounces. For some perspective, that's about the same size
as a large bag of sugar or a premature baby. Proud owner Andy Green, who runs Star Fisheries in Sutton, London, spent six months
convincing Rocky's breeder to have the three-year-old
fish imported from China. Green says Rocky is the largest Oranda ever imported into the UK, and if he was to sell her he wouldn't accept
anything less than a £4,500 or around $5,700. Orandas are characterized
by the bulbous bump on their forehead known as a wen, and apparently there's a niche market for these fancy goldfish that
can fetch a pretty penny. One thing's for sure, you wouldn't wanna bring this
bad-boy back from the funfair. Dennis the Dachshund. There are plenty of
overweight dogs in the world, but if one plump pooch
is going to give Cassie a run for her money, it's this guy. No, this isn't a Photoshop job. This is Dennis the miniature Dachshund, who weighed a colossal 56 pounds when nursing student Brooke
Burton of Columbus, Ohio first met him back in June 2013. Dennis' previous owner had fed him a diet consisting mostly of pizza
and White Castle burgers, which unsurprisingly
took a disastrous toll on his health. The six-year-old pup was so overweight that he couldn't even move a few feet without losing his breath, and he suffered from skin infections caused by his paws
constantly tripping over his loose flaps of skin. After convincing her uncle to let her adopt the chunky canine, who was about the size of four of five miniature dachshunds, Brooke decided to put Dennis
on a strict weight-loss program consisting of only dry food
and lots of daily exercise. But that wasn't all. Dennis also had to have three
skin-resection surgeries to get rid of all his excess skin. The operations totaled a massive $2800, but were kindly paid for with donations made by people concerned about the state of pet obesity in the U.S. Since they first met, Brooke has helped Dennis lose 44 pounds, more than 75% of his body weight, transforming from one porky pooch to a trimmed tail-wagger. She now hopes that his story
will inspire other dog owners to be more conscious
about their pet's weight. Pancho the Sea Lion. Picture this: you're on your way back from a successful fishing trip when a behemoth sea lion
hops aboard your boat and tries to gobble down
your hard-earned catch. Well, that's pretty much
what happened to these guys. In fact, this sea lion
has quite the reputation for being a total greedy guts. His name is Pancho, and he's something of a local legend in Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, which is one of the top fishing
destinations in the world. The resort city is known for its beaches, and its waters are home to
world-class striped marlin, tuna and mahi fishing. But with all that fish comes
a throng of hungry sea lions. Pancho is a hit with tourists because of his brazen attitude, and he's been nicknamed
lord of the sea woofers and the biggest sea lion you'll ever see. Although he has never
been officially weighed, Pancho is definitely one hefty beast, and that's all thanks to his
approach to fish-nabbing. Rather than waiting around for fishermen to throw out free handouts, Pancho has learned how to
beat out the competition by hopping right onto the decks of boats and stealing the fish instead. You have to admire his craftiness. After all, a boy's gotta eat! Oshine the Orangutan. Meet Oshine: Britain's fattest orangutan. When this mahoosive monkey arrived at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre back in August 2010, she tipped the scales at
an eye-watering 200 pounds. The Bornean orangutan had been
kept as a pet in South Africa for the past 12 years and lived on a junk-food
diet consisting of sweets, marshmallows, and other
processed human foods. The well-meaning woman
named Brenda who raised her had no idea what an Orangutan's
usual diet should be, and her misguided love
left the poor monkey double her natural weight. Oshine was so accustomed
to her previous life as a glorified dress-up
doll that she became greedy, and as Dr. Alison Cronin, the director or Monkey
World, Wareham, puts it, her weight problem was the result of classic spoiled child syndrome. She may look cuddly and adorable, but obesity can cause orangutans to suffer a whole host of health problems including high blood pressure, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Thankfully, having been switched to a diet rich in fruit and veggies, Oshine managed to shift 55 pounds within a year of her arrival at the park and has continued to go from strength to strength ever since. Oshine now lives with
five other Orangutans at the Ape Rescue Centre, and she has even adopted a
baby orangutan named Silvestre. N'aww, look at that fat momma go! Holly the Bear. Bears already have a reputation for being big and cuddly, but some of these fearsome
fiends really take the cake, and eat it too, probably. In fact, Katmai National Park
at Brooks Falls in Alaska holds a yearly Fat Bear Week contest to celebrate the biggest, baddest specimens in the wilderness. In 2019, people took to Facebook to vote March Madness-style on which bear has grown the fattest over the previous summer, and one came out on top: Holly the Bear. This beefed-up beast beat out 11 other burly
bears for the crown, and the official Facebook
announcement of her win read: "She is fat, she is fabulous. All hail Holly whose healthy heft will help her hibernate until the spring. Long live the Queen of Corpulence!" The contest began in 2014, and it's not just about fat-shaming, when it comes to brown bears, it turns out the more
body fat, the better. Every July, the parks
estimated 2,200 brown bears enter a state of hyperphagia, which basically means
they can't stop eating, totally #relatable, right? This coincides perfectly with the arrival of hundreds of thousands of delicious, calorie-dense salmon which
swim up the Brooks River inside Katmai Park. The bears fill up on as
much salmon as possible before they hibernate during the winter, when they could lose up to
1/3 of their body weight. Holly just happened to be
2019's best salmon-guzzler. According to her national
park service bio, Holly is also famous for adopting an abandoned
cub back in 2015. Apparently, bears are selfish creatures who aren't known for displays of altruism, so it seems like Holly
also has a big heart hidden under all that fat. What a worthy winner! Plus-sized Serpent. Snakes might be one of the last things that springs to mind when
you think of fat animals. After all they are known
for being long and thin, but wait till you lay
eyes on this bad-boy. This enormous anaconda
was spotted by tourists in November 2019 bobbing in
the water of the Paraná River in the state of Mato
Grosso do Sul, Brazil. In case you're wondering
how this 16-foot serpent ended up in such a predicament,
the answer is pretty simple: it had just swallowed a capybara, also known as the world's biggest rodent. Capybaras can weigh up to 201 pounds, so the snake had probably
swum up the river looking for a place to quietly
digest its mammoth meal, but it seems this anaconda had bitten off more than it could chew. According to Subtenant Braguini from the region's
Environmental Military Police, the snake was having
difficulty moving anywhere fast because it uses its muscles
and contraction for movement, but they were too busy trying to deal with the massive
rodent in its belly instead. Once an anaconda has wrapped
its body around its prey and restricted it to the
point of asphyxiation using its powerful muscles, it can unhinge its jaw to swallow
prey larger than its body. They usually have no problem guzzling down a variety of
large animals like pigs, deer, caiman, and birds, but it seems like in this case, this poor snakes eyes really
were bigger than its belly. Hungry Hedgehogs. In June 2018, a hedgehog now thought to be the
world's fattest on record was handed in to a rescue centre
in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Weighing in at a whopping five pounds, the absolute hogzilla named Arbunkle was about four times the size
of your average hedgehog, which weighs around 600
grams or 1.3 pounds. The poor critter could barely walk or form even its signature defensive ball. According to Keith Marley, from The New Arc Animal Rescue Center, Arbunkle was about the size
of a World Cup football thanks to some generous overfeeding. In fact, the person who bought
Arbunkle into the center said they'd been feeding
a number of hedgehogs, but this one stayed and refused to go. After being deemed the
heaviest hedgehog on record, Arbunkle was put on a restricted
diet and exercise regime. He may have been grumpy
for a little while, but sometimes you just
gotta be cruel to be kind. Arbunkle isn't the only fat hedgehog to shock people after beefing up big time. In July 2017, this absolute behemoth arrived at the vets in the
town of Shotts in Lancashire with one seriously baffling backstory. The spiky critter was so bloated that he was now about
the size of a beach ball, but it wasn't just one too many snacks that had caused his sorry state. Because he'd been found
by the side of the road, the vets speculated that the hedgehog, who they later nicknamed Zeppelin, had been clipped by a car, which punctured a lung and
trapped air beneath his skin. After X-rays confirmed their suspicions, his carers were able to
carefully deflate the hog before sending him back on his way. I can only imagine what that felt like. Darius the Rabbit. Bunnies are pretty adorable, right? What about this beast? This hefty hopper named Darius is four foot three inches long and weighs in at almost 49 pounds, making him the official
Guinness World Record holder for the world's biggest
and fattest rabbit. But it's a title he might not be able to
hold onto for much longer if his own son Lewis has
anything to say about it. Darius and Lewis are both members of the Continental Giant breed which was once bred for their meat but are now prized as intelligent
and loving house pets, fortunately for them. The monstrous pair are owned by rabbit enthusiast Annette
Edwards from Worcestershire, the UK's oldest glamor model. Because of their incredible size, both bunnies sleep in large dog crates rather than regular rabbit hutches, which likely couldn't
support their immense weight. According to Edwards, these fat fluffballs will chomp their way
through about 2000 carrots and 700 apples a year,
one hay bale per week, as well as special rabbit food, all of which racks up a
yearly bill of around $6,365. Continental giants are known
for their docile temperament and in spite of their
huge size and appetites, they're loved by Annette's 10
children and 14 grandchildren. After another one of Anette's
rabbits named Simon died in mysterious circumstances
during a flight, she announced in 2018
that 10-year-old Darius would finally be retiring
from public appearances. Thankfully, Lewis has still
got some growing to do and he's destined to
continue Darius' legacy. Who knows? Maybe he'll do a comeback tour someday. Anyone else feeling
like they suddenly need to go out on a run? Just kidding, why not
stay right where you are and glue your eyes to
another video instead. These may be some of the
fattest animals in the world, but if you wanna hear about animals that are the biggest of their kind, you should totally check
this video out next. Thanks for watching guys,
and I'll see you next time.
