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Critically endangered Chinese Giant Salamander discovered that may be over 200 years old
Look out, ancient bowhead whales: You may have some competition in the genre of world's oldest living animal.
An extremely rare Chinese giant salamander has been discovered [mnn.com] in a cave outside Chongqing, China. The nearly 5-foot-long, 114-pound amphibian was found after a local fisherman accidentally stepped on something "soft and slimy."
It's unclear how they're measuring age, but if it holds, this specimen may be the oldest living animal on Earth.
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