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Clam, 405, is oldest animal ever. It has been christened Ming and it's officially the oldest animal to have ever lived. A British scientific team discovered the 405-year-old clam, named after the Chinese dynasty and not the former Liberal Democrat leader, at the bottom of the ocean, and hope its longevity will reveal the secrets of ageing.
The clam was found near Iceland (New record: Worldâs oldest animal is 507 years old). Clams of this sort are valuable to scientists because the width of a growth ring is related to growing conditions, so analyzing the width of these rings gives clues about what conditions were like in the ocean hundreds of years ago.