Meet Ming the clam - the oldest animal in the world!
11 February 2020
,At 507 years of age Ming the clam broke the Guinness World Record as the oldest animal in the world. Collected off the coast of Iceland in 2006, initial counts of the annual rings of the shell put the age at around 405 years old, which was still a record breaker. However, in 2013 scientists re-examined the shell using more precise techniques and the count rose to 507 years old.
This is the actual shell that was used in the aging study
Some examples of how long animals live
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Comments - (5)
IS THERE A TAXIDERMIST SOMEWHERE THAT
SPECIALIZES IN PESKY SCIENTISTS?
Then again, I use sea life gathered from the shore for my fishing so that is my hypocrisy.......