A giant lamb born weighing the same as a toddler is thought to be the biggest ever birthed in the UK.
The animal, aptly named Hagrid after the fictional giant in Harry Potter, was born on Tuesday at three times the size of its peers.
Dwarfing other newborns on the farm in Gelston near Grantham in Lincolnshire where he was born, Hagrid's owners believe he may be the biggest ever lamb born in the UK at 25lbs.
Hagrid the lamb (right) is thought to be the biggest ever born in the UK, measuring 14inches tall and weighing 25lbs
The creature was born naturally on Tuesday and his mother is in remarkably good condition following the birth
Standing proudly at 14inches tall, the Suffolk Cross towers over his peers some five inches below.
Despite his remarkable size the lamb was born naturally and his mother is making a good recovery.
'I couldn't believe my eyes - he was enormous.
'It presented all correctly with two feet and his head and I just needed to help him out. For such a massive lamb, a natural birth like that is pretty remarkable.'
Despite Hagrid's shocking size, his mother has recovered from the birth and both are healthy.
'He is doing well. He is up on his feet and suckling and doing good, as is his mum. Thankfully she didn't suffer,' added Mr Elkington.
Hagrid's owners said his mother had always birthed large lambs but that they had never seen one of his size
Chris Elkington and his wife Louise, who have 130 breeding Ewes on their farm, believe Hagrid is the largest lamb ever born in the UK
While normal lambs are born at around 10inches tall, Hagrid stands almost five inches taller and weighs significantly more
'She had been a rather big ewe all year and when I got her in the shed I said to my wife we were going to have a massive lamb - but not quite that big.
'It was like lifting a small child out of her. We are very pleased.
'I have been farming for a long time - about 15 years - and never seen anything like this at all. It's incredible.'
The previous record for the largest lamb in the UK was held by one called Joan born at 24lbs.
In March this year another, called The Big One, was born at 2oz heavier in Wales.
Delivered five days early on a farm in Denbigh, the animal was three times heavier than the average newborn lamb.
