Knickers the cow: why Australia's giant steer is so fascinating
Seven-year-old whose size saved him from the slaughterhouse goes viral
First, the news, such as it is: there is a giant cow named Knickers in Western Australia and people have gone crazy.
Technically he is not a cow, but a steer (a neutered male). But he is giant, standing at 1.94 metres (6ft 4in ) to his withers (the shoulder). This is just shy of the world record-holding steer, Bellino,
