The World's Longest LIVING Creatures
Jeanne Louise Calment: 122-years-old |
the artist Vincent Van Gogh, who allegedly visited her fathers fabric shop in 1888.
George the lobster: 140-years-old |
in Kennebunkport, Maine.
A New York restaurant was lucky enough to offer the most mature crustacean
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At a massive 20lbs and born in 1869 - the same year as leading men, such as
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and French painter Henri Matisse,
giant lobster George was picked up from the icy waters of the Atlantic.
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said that a lobsters age can be estimated by weight, with weight increasing by
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after animal rights organisation PETA received a tip-off from punters about the tiny tank
it had to live in, PETA managed to persuade the Park Avenue eatery to release
George back into the wild.
Geoduck: 160-years-old
Recognised as a large edible saltwater clam with a six-inch-long shell
and a neck that extends up to about four feet, geoducks (pronounced gooey ducks)
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and coastal areas of British Columbia, Canada.
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as the American sushi industry has sparked a rise in domestic demand for the odd-looking
seafood delicacy. Burrowed in deep muddy waters, the oldest living
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Bowhead whale: 211-years-old
Dubbed, the old men of the sea by a US reporter, bowhead whales are the oldest mammals
on Earth living on average between 100-200 years.
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By tracking changes in amino acids in the lenses of their eyes, scientists are able to
determine the approximate ages of bowheads.
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forces it to maintain a great body mass, an effective system for fat storage and an efficient
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The stress of living in arctic waters may nurture the whale's pattern of slow growth
and long life.” In the past, bowheads have been hunted to near extinction.
Koi fish: 226-years-old
Koi are a domesticated kind of the common carp kept for decoration in artificial rock pools
and ponds, there are types which are known to age to more than 200 years.
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Flower Maid is proof that women do live longer than men.
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before American independence, her old age could be accounted for by removing one of her
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Tortoises: 255-years-old A zookeeper tends to Addwaita, a giant Aldabra tortoise, at the Alipore Zoological Garden in Calcutta, India. |
take Harriet and TuI Malila for example, who died at 175 and 188-years-old respectively.
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making it just a toddler around the time of the American Revolution.
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before his death from liver failure in March five-years-ago.
Quahog: 410-years-old |
Antarctic sponge: 1550-years-old |
To put it in perspective, the specimen could have been living in 461AD – the same year
that on March 17th St Patrick died.
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as a living creature with its lack of exertion and extremely slow growth contributing to its
scarily long life span.
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This remarkable jellyfish-like creature tops our list as the world’s oldest living creature.
in terms of having no natural limit to its life span.
The tiny transparent sea creature, which is about the size of a fingernail,
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