The Oldest Animal on Earth

In the Animal World
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Publiation data: 06.06.2026 08:23
The Oldest Animal on Earth

The animal world is full of amazing facts, and every day we can learn something new about the lives of our neighbors on the planet.

 

The oldest animal on the planet is a tortoise named Jonathan, who is 187 years old. He was born in 1832 and has lived on the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean since 1882.

Bats are the only mammals capable of flight.

Wombats produce cube-shaped feces, which they use to mark their territory.

The most common wild bird in the world is not the sparrow, but the red-billed quelea, which inhabits Africa.

The heart of a blue whale, the largest animal on Earth, reaches a length of 150 cm and a width of 120 cm, and it weighs 181 kilograms!

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