Menzies the clam is ‘oldest animal’
A clam dredged up off the coast of Iceland is thought to have been the longest-lived animal discovered.
Scientists said the mollusc, an ocean quahog clam, was aged between 405 and 410 years and could offer insights into the secrets of longevity.
The clam, nicknamed Menzies, was in its infancy when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing plays such as Othello and Hamlet.
I remember him from Primary School, with our friends Shelley, Al Caprawn and Mussellini.
Comment by Dad — October 29, 2007 @ 7:36 pm