Zorba (Mastiff)
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Zorba with a registered name Aicama Zorba of La-Susa and owned by Chris Eraclides of London
London
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, England
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, was the name of now deceased English Mastiff
English Mastiff
The English Mastiff, referred to by virtually all Kennel Clubs simply as the Mastiff, is a breed of large dog perhaps descended from the ancient Alaunt through the Pugnaces Britanniae. Distinguishable by enormous size, massive head, and a limited range of colors, but always displaying a black mask,...

 from England
England
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, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the heaviest dog
Dog
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in the world, at over 343 lbs (155 kg). Zorba stood 37 inches at the shoulder and was 8 feet 3 inches from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. Zorba set this record in November, 1989, when he was 8 years old.
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