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  2. List of longest-living organisms - Wikipedia

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    Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise living on the island of Saint Helena, is reported to be at least 191 years old, hence the oldest currently living terrestrial animal. If Adwaita's claim is not true, Jonathan might be the oldest known terrestrial animal to have ever existed. [108] Jonathan in 2021.

  3. Jonathan (tortoise) - Wikipedia

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    Jonathan (hatched c. 1832) [2] [3] is a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), a subspecies of the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea).His approximate age is estimated to be 192 as of 2024, making him the oldest known living land animal.

  4. Ming (clam) - Wikipedia

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    Ming was the oldest individual (non-clonal) animal ever discovered whose age could be precisely determined. [1] [2] [3] Thought to be 405 years old, Ming was later determined to be 507 years old, although the clam had previously been killed to make this determination. The size of the clam was 87 mm × 73 mm (3.4 in × 2.9 in).

  5. World’s oldest tortoise has seen off two world wars and the ...

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    At the start of 2022 Jonathan achieved the Guinness World Records title for the world’s oldest living land animal and this month, he has also been named as the oldest tortoise ever.

  6. Duke of Edinburgh meets oldest living land animal – Jonathan ...

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    The Duke of Edinburgh has encountered the world’s oldest living land animal – Jonathan the 191-year-old giant tortoise. ... in 1947 when he was 115 years old. ...

  7. World's oldest known wild bird lays egg at 74 years old

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    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Pacific region says Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to lay an egg. The bird was first tagged ...

  8. Adwaita - Wikipedia

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    At the time of his death in 2006, Adwaita was believed to be amongst the longest-living animals in the world. He may have been from Aldabra, an atoll in the Seychelles. This anecdotal report has not been confirmed. [4] The animal was one of four tortoises that lived at Robert Clive's estate at Barrackpore, in the northern suburbs of Calcutta. [5]

  9. Oldest hominids - Wikipedia

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    The oldest male orangutan ever was Guas, who reached to the final age of 58 years, 39 days. The oldest living female (and overall) orangutan is Bella, aged 63 years, 353 days. The oldest living male orangutan is Mushon, aged 55 years, 362 days. Female orangutans, on average, live longer than their male counterparts.