The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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The lifespan of mammals is about 1 and a half billion heartbeats.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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