Chinese news media is claiming that scientists have discovered a huge salamander in a cave in southwestern China. It measures 4 feet, 7 inches long and weighs 115 pounds. Wildlife experts claim that it's probably about 200 years old, which would make it the oldest living animal on the planet. This would take that title away from Jonathan, the 183-year old tortoise on the island of St. Helena.
The salamander is now resting in a contained pool where he can be further studied.
-via Lost at E Minor
Maybe the article should note that it's the oldest living 'animal'. Are plants not creatures? As I understand it, creature merely means anything alive. More specifically, the etymology means any living thing 'created' by a deity.
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Does it taste good?
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How nice of them to not kill it to determine the age like they did with the world's oldest clam.
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