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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.
Although some jellyfish are believed to be immortal, and some clams can live for a long time, this animal is what is believed to be the longest living animal ever with a vertebrae. Behold the Greenland shark. One female was estimated to be four hundred years old. That shark was older than United States of America. Can you believe that?