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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMethuselahs of the animal kingdom.
Wish we could talk to these animals. Perhaps they would tell us all how little man really knows about the planet.
http://io9.com/animals-that-doubled-their-expected-lifespan-1590352432?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
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Methuselahs of the animal kingdom. (Original Post)
Skidmore
Jun 2014
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Uben
(7,719 posts)1. Well, ya wouldn't get any fast-talk.....
....but don't expect a straight answer, I'm pretty sure that's McConnell's daddy!
Enrique
(27,461 posts)2. get off my lawn!
Henry, a tuatara at the Southland Museum in New Zealand, born in 1897. This 18-24 in (45-61 cm) long reptile lives for about 60 years, but Henry is 117 years old now, and became a father only five years ago for the first time.
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)6. Whaaaa?
I'm thinking he had some work done because he looks great for his age.
Donald Ian Rankin
(13,598 posts)3. Isn't it rather cruel to embed those candles in his shell? N.T.
malaise
(268,966 posts)4. That's the cake
He's next to it
ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)7. hard to tell which is which
they both move about the same speed... it's an honest mistake
sP
Triana
(22,666 posts)5. This is amazing - cats that lived over 30 years!