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    THE AGING ALL-STARS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

    by Jamie Ducharme Feb 26, 2018 2 minutes

    Our average lifespan of three score and 11 years finds humanity somewhere in the middle of animal-kingdom longevity.

    From an insect that lives for minutes to a jellyfish that ages in reverse, here are lifespan outliers from the land and sea.

    OLD AND WISE

    QUAHOG CLAM

    While these plankton-eating mollusks, which are found in the Atlantic off North America

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