How excited we were by the reports of Ming the Clam found off the coast of Iceland.
"A clam dredged up off the coast of Iceland has been declared the world’s longest-living animal after experts confirmed it had survived for over 400 years. Researchers from Bangor University in north Wales calculated its age by counting rings on its shell.
The scientists have named the record-breaking Ocean Quahog mollusc Ming the Clam after the Chinese dynasty that was in power 410 years ago. When Ming was in his infancy, Elizabeth I was England’s queen and William Shakespeare was still writing plays!
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the officially recognised longest-lived animal is a 220-year-old clam. Unofficially though, Ming’s closest rival is a 374-year-old clam currently housed in an Icelandic museum."
And what did the scientists do with this oldest animal when they found it? Why the answer is obvious - THEY KILLED IT!!
Is it me or am I missing something here?
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