Question

Ming, the world's oldest individual animal, was born around 1500. It died in 2006 after it was dredged off the coast of Iceland. What kind of animal was Ming?

Answer 1

Ming was an ocean quahog clam that lived for over 500 years, dying in 2006 after being dredged up from the Icelandic coast.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ming was the world's oldest individual animal that was born around 1500 and died in 2006. It was a clam known as an ocean quahog (Arctica islandica). Ming's age was determined by counting the growth rings on its shell. This method is similar to how the age of trees can be determined by counting their growth rings. Unfortunately, Ming died after it was dredged off the coast of Iceland, a fate that reflects the impacts humans can have on wildlife, much like the fate of other species that have gone extinct due to human activities, such as the dodo bird, Steller's sea cow, or the passenger pigeon.