Jumping Jack, the world’s smallest calf

Knee-high miracle calf Jack is very likely the smallest living calf in the world — so small his owner initially mistook him for a magpie.

Standing 15 inches tall and weighing just 12 pounds, this Belted Galloway calf was born just over two weeks ago on an outside farm at Carrigadrohid, Co Cork, of Paddy and Margaret Herlihy, whose main suckler and sheep farm is at nearby Inchamore, Coolea. The usual weight would be nearer 70lbs.