A 6'4" cow named Blosom is officially recognized as the tallest cow ever by Guinness World Records. Although she is no longer alive, the 2,000 lb cow was announced as the new record holder in 2014. Blosom died on a farm in northern Illinois on May 26 after holding that record for less than a year.
Guinness said that the 13-year-old female Holstein will "live on in the record books as the world's tallest cow ever." The average weight for a mature Holstein is 1,500 pounds and "top producing Holsteins" have been known to yield more than 72,000-lb of milk in a year, according to Holstein Association USA.