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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 10:25 AM
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Top 10 Longest Living Animals
Edited on Wed Jul-21-10 10:36 AM by G_j
Most live in the ocean (which we are very busy destroying)

a remarkable list,
http://news.discovery.com/animals/top-10-longest-living-animals.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1

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4. Red Sea Urchin

200 years






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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 10:33 AM
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1. Neat. I wish dogs lived as long .
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pansypoo53219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 12:05 PM
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8. true. and cats.
but i say it gives you a chance to love more dogs + cats.
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 10:37 AM
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2. Fascinating.
I wonder what it is about their biology that results in life spans that long?
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 10:48 AM
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3. Luck
and not being noticed. If all I had to do was avoid being put into a pot of clam chowder, maybe I could make it to 400 years as well.
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n2doc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 10:50 AM
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4. Orange Roughy. Can live 140 years.
Think about that before you buy some at the local Whole Wallet supermarket.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 11:04 AM
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5. When asked about the secret to his longevity Mr. Red Sea Urchin replied:
"HEY YOU SQUIDS! GET OFF OF MY LAWN!!!"
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 11:11 AM
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6. LOL, he does have a rather prickly
demeanor!
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gauguin57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 12:11 PM
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9. DUzy!
That line made my day!
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LeftinOH Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 11:33 AM
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7. I used to *love* orange roughy (in the culinary sense); they are pretty expensive now-
I knew they were becomoing scarce (which was enough to stop consuming them) but I was unaware of their longevity; I'll never eat something that is older than I am.
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 03:09 PM
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13. sounds like a good rule..
:think:
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FSogol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 12:16 PM
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10. Cool, thanks for posting. n/t
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slampoet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 12:19 PM
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11. I stopped eating Quahogs when i found out they could live longer than me.
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dembotoz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 12:38 PM
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12. they forgot republican supreme court justice--or does it only seem that way
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