Absolute Random » oldest living animal http://www.absoluterandom.com A blog about nothing, and yet, about everything Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:08:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 British Scientists Find The Oldest Living Animal, And They Kill It http://www.absoluterandom.com/british-scientists-find-the-oldest-living-animal-and-they-kill-it/ http://www.absoluterandom.com/british-scientists-find-the-oldest-living-animal-and-they-kill-it/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:21:13 +0000 AR http://www.absoluterandom.com/british-scientists-find-the-oldest-living-animal-and-they-kill-it/ oldest-clam

It was found by british marine biologists in the ocean, north of Iceland, while they were doing routine research. The clam, part of the ocean quahog species, was brought to the surface from 250 feet deep.

The surprise, after they cut through its shell, killing it in the process, was that the clam was over 400 years old, based on the growth rings that it had, making it the oldest living animal on Earth. Now that it’s dead, the oldest clam alive found is 374 years old.

Too bad this one didn’t make it.

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