6 Animals Older Than The World’s Oldest Woman

A Japanese woman has been recognized as the oldest woman on the planet, at age 114. Very impressive! But these six animals would scoff at a mere 114-year-old.

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Takashi Murai
via Foreign Policy Blogs
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