[Animals] 'Pearl', a 9.14-centimeter Chihuahua, is the smallest dog in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records

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In the Italian talent show Lo show dei record, broadcast from Milan and presented by Gerry Scotti, where the pocket chihuahua, Pearl, was presented in society as a candidate for the Guinness record for the smallest dog in the world, Vanessa Semler, its owner, He said of her that she was "a bit of a diva." Pearl appeared onstage in a lavish Easter egg and seemed delighted to be the center of attention, for unlike most Chihuahuas, whose temperament tends to be nervous, she was calm despite the applause. , the cheers and the spotlights. Semler also said that Pearl only ate high-quality foods, such as chicken and salmon, and that she had just enjoyed "a morning of shopping" in the city of Milan with her owner.

On April 9, Pearl officially took the Guinness record. The dog, a female raised in Orlando, Florida (USA) and born on September 1, 2020, measures 9.14 centimeters in height and 12.7 centimeters in length (approximately the length of a US dollar bill). . She weighs just 553 grams, although at birth she weighed just 28. Pearl comes from a long line of winners, being the niece of a previous winner of the same title, Miracle Milly (9.65cm), who passed away in 2020, before that Pearl was born. Pearl is the daughter of one of Milly's sisters. Micracle Milly, who broke the record in 2013, was cloned as many as 49 times at a controversial biotechnical research foundation in Seoul, South Korea, which offers to "heal the broken hearts" of deceased animal owners and "prolong life." company of the dogs, bringing back the memories with our best friends”.

As Semler revealed in comments collected by The Telegraph in 2018: “Miracle Millie was chosen for being the smallest dog in the world. The original idea was to make ten clones in total, nine for research and one for us, but they decided to clone her more times. They want to find out why she is so small and then study her genes to find out what makes her so small. It's amazing to be around all the clones of her, they are so smart, very playful like Milly and have very similar personalities."

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