{"id":729,"date":"2020-09-30T23:07:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T23:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senhorgato.com\/?p=729"},"modified":"2023-07-28T18:50:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T18:50:23","slug":"os-animais-mais-antigos-da-terra-conheca-os-seres-vivos-mais-velhos-que-o-homem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senhorgato.com\/en\/os-animais-mais-antigos-da-terra-conheca-os-seres-vivos-mais-velhos-que-o-homem\/","title":{"rendered":"The oldest animals on Earth: meet 10!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h2 id=\"h-animais-mais-antigos-da-terra-eles-sao-mais-velhos-que-os-seres-humanos\">Oldest animals on Earth: they are older than humans!<\/h2>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 w-full sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-uploadcare-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"O homo sapiens surgiu h\u00e1 350 mil anos, mas isso \u00e9 pouco perto de outras esp\u00e9cies. Fonte: AdobeStock.\"  id=\"14219\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.adtechpanda.com\/e7b91a34-5134-4512-b76d-b3fffa767bbb\/\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto uploadcare-image\"\/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >Homo sapiens emerged 350,000 years ago, but that is little compared to other species. Source: AdobeStock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>If we analyze life as a whole and study the existence of the oldest animals on Earth, we will notice how young we are in front of everything. After all, the human, that is, the <em>homo sapiens<\/em> appeared about 350,000 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>But that doesn&#039;t mean anything to other species of living beings. Just to give you an idea, the sea turtle has existed for about 150 million years. Did you manage to understand our joviality in front of these animals?!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-lazyblock-cta lazyblock-cta-hQfjP\">\n  <section class=\"cta mx-5 sm:mx-0 text-gray-600 body-font my-10 border-gray-200 border-b border-l border-r sm:border-0\">\n    <div class=\"h-1 bg-gray-200 rounded overflow-hidden\">\n      <div class=\"w-24 h-full\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"container px-5 pt-6 pb-6 mx-auto flex flex-wrap\" data-anchor-target=\"lazyBlock\">    \n    \n              <a class=\"flex flex-wrap content-center w-full mb-4 md:hidden\" href=\"https:\/\/senhorgato.com\/en\/animais-mais-raros-do-mundo-conheca-as-10-especies-que-so-os-homens-sortudos-terao-a-honra-de-ver\/\"  data-analytics-label=\"ctaImage\" data-action=\"analytics#trackCTA\" aria-label=\"Rarest animals in the world: meet 10 species!\">\n          <div class=\"m-auto float-none\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.adtechpanda.com\/e5d6d5c0-97a7-4997-b474-9315c86858ac\/\" alt=\"Orangotango-de-sumatra sorrindo\">\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n            <h2 class=\"w-full sm:text-3xl text-2xl text-gray-900 font-medium title-font mb-2 text-center md:text-left md:w-2\/5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/senhorgato.com\/en\/animais-mais-raros-do-mundo-conheca-as-10-especies-que-so-os-homens-sortudos-terao-a-honra-de-ver\/\" data-analytics-label=\"ctaTitle\" data-action=\"analytics#trackCTA\" aria-label=\"Rarest animals in the world: meet 10 species!\">\n            Rarest animals in the world: meet 10 species!        <\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n      <div class=\"w-full md:w-3\/5 md:pl-6\">\n        <p class=\"text-center md:text-left leading-relaxed text-base\">\n            There are many interesting species of animals. 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And this is exactly what our text is about. Inspired by the Super Interesting list, we&#039;ll talk more about the oldest animals on Earth. After reading it, you will surely start to respect these kittens more!<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h2 id=\"h-quais-sao-os-animais-mais-antigos-da-terra-veja-10\">What are the oldest animals on Earth? See 10!<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Apart from the sea turtle, it is very likely that we will not be able to see any of these animals around. That&#039;s because, in addition to living at the bottom of the sea, many of them are not around for our Brazil. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Still, they are fascinating! They have amazing colors and shapes and are certainly worthy of a lot of respect. So read on to check out all the animals on the list and pick your favorite!<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h3 id=\"h-10-tartaruga-marinha\">10. Sea turtle<\/h3>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 w-full sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-uploadcare-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A tartaruga marinha chegou ao planeta muito antes dos seres humanos. Fonte: AdobeStock.\"  id=\"14220\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.adtechpanda.com\/8853ab6d-f1c0-456d-8fa8-c61f9628e9fb\/\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto uploadcare-image\"\/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >The sea turtle arrived on the planet long before humans. Source: AdobeStock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Chances are, if someone asked you which are the oldest animals in the world, you would bet on the tortoise. If this statement is correct, know one thing: you would be right in your answer!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Among the animals listed in our text, the sea turtle is the \u201cyoungest\u201d of them all. This is because its species is about 150 million years old, which is practically 4x less than the oldest animal in the world. <\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h3 id=\"h-09-tubarao-cobra\">09. Snake shark<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Born at the same time as the sea turtle, as both have existed for 150 million years, the frilled shark, also called the eel shark, is one of the oldest creatures ever found alive today.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>This animal, which was considered extinct until recently, is about two meters long and inhabits waters at depths ranging from 600 to 11,000 meters. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>A curious fact is that it was recently captured on the Algarve coast, a coastal and very touristic region in Portugal. We don&#039;t even need to say that this moment caused an uproar in the Portuguese land, right?<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h3 id=\"h-08-ornitorrinco\">08. Platypus<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>After all, this semiaquatic mammal native to Australia and Tasmania is probably one of the most unusual animals that inhabit our planet.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Despite its exotic appearance that involves its duck-like beak and furry body, the platypus is, as you can predict, one of the oldest animals on Earth, existing for around 180 million years. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>That is, you may even find the animal funny, but remember what your mother said: respect for the elderly!<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h2 id=\"h-07-equidna\">07. Echidna<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Like the platypus, the echidna, the seventh animal on our list of the oldest in the world, has also been on Earth for about 180 million years. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>However, its similarities with the platypus do not stop there!<\/p>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ucarecdn.com\/5e5235e1-a326-4a68-8bc7-c25c03b98703\/-\/stretch\/off\/-\/preview\/1024x1024\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto wp-image-12712\"\/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >Like the platypus, the echidna, the seventh animal on our list of the oldest in the world, has also been on Earth for about 180 million years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Both animals are monotremes, that is, mammals that lay eggs. But what you didn&#039;t know is that it&#039;s only these two species and only them that have such a characteristic. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>There is, therefore, no other animal in the world considered monotreme! <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Now the question remains: is it just a coincidence that both the echidna and the platypus are on our list of the oldest animals on Earth? Unlikely, don&#039;t you agree?!<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h2 id=\"h-06-crocodilo-marinho\">06. Sea crocodile<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>So it is! You might not have guessed this, but the marine crocodile is also one of the oldest animals in the world. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>To give you an idea, he has lived among us (or well before us, to be fair) for 250 million years. That is, your species has a story to tell!<\/p>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ucarecdn.com\/213b0dcc-7371-4b53-a39c-ac4a08fbd739\/-\/stretch\/off\/-\/preview\/1024x1024\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto wp-image-12707\"\/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >You might not have guessed this, but the marine crocodile is also one of the oldest animals in the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>For the unwary, the marine crocodile is the largest existing reptile today and, as you can imagine, it is extremely dangerous for man. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>This is because, with its 64 to 68 sharp teeth, this animal is capable of crushing the skull of an adult bovine in a single bite. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>So what would become of us young mortals? So, better hope that you never have the displeasure of running into such a crocodile in your life.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h2 id=\"h-05-triops\">05. Triops<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>In our top 5 of the oldest animals on Earth, we have the triops, which have existed for about 300 million years. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Considered a genus of small crustaceans of the order Notostraca (tadpole shrimp), this animal measuring just 11 cm is hermaphrodite and androdioecious, that is, it can self-fertilize.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ucarecdn.com\/4d97d5d6-8a94-4cf8-9cb4-3b6fdd45eb9b\/-\/stretch\/off\/-\/preview\/1024x1024\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto wp-image-12709\"\/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >In our top 5 of the oldest animals on Earth, we have the triops, which have existed for about 300 million years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>The interesting fact is that, alone, a triops is able to recreate the entire population of its species, which would explain why it has been in the world for so long. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>By the way, with this genetic characteristic, one thing is a fact: this animal would never be on our list of the rarest in the world!<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h2 id=\"h-04-lampreia\">04. Lamprey<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>The lamprey is the popular name given to a group of eel-shaped fish that live in tepid (warm) waters all over the world, except in Africa. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>At 360 million years old, what most draws attention to this animal is not its millennial existence, but its bizarre and unusual appearance.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ucarecdn.com\/10c86f6d-5780-4687-8ede-4df46a48fdb7\/-\/stretch\/off\/-\/preview\/1024x1024\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto wp-image-12711\"\/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >The lamprey is a long, eel-like fish that lives in tepid (warm) waters all over the world except Africa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>As you can see in the photo above, the most striking feature of the lamprey is the absence of mandibles. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>On the other hand, there is, in its place, an opening with a diameter similar to that of the body and its mouth is outlined by a kind of cartilage. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>The most curious thing about all this is that, even though it is considered an ugly and strange animal, the lamprey is widely consumed around the world. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>So, would you face it?<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h2 id=\"h-03-celacanto\">03. Coelacanth<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Coelacanths are bony \u201cfish\u201d with lobed fins that can weigh up to 80 kilos with their 180 cm length. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Considered the \u201cmissing link\u201d between fish and tetrapods, as they are the closest relatives of the first creature to walk on land, they have four fins with joints that move like terrestrial vertebrate limbs.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ucarecdn.com\/7b5283df-6d21-4fb7-bcbf-d25bfa161a51\/-\/stretch\/off\/-\/preview\/1024x1024\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto wp-image-12704\"\/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >Coelacanths are bony \u201cfish\u201d with lobed fins that can weigh up to 80 kilos with their 180 cm length.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>In the world 400 million years ago, the subclass of coelacanths, Actinistia, was believed to have been extinct for 65 million years, until, on December 23, 1938, a living specimen was found. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Until then, about 120 species of coelacanths were known (<em>Coelacanthiformes<\/em>), which had been extinct since the Cretaceous period.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h2 id=\"h-02-caranguejo-ferradura\">02. Horseshoe crab<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>At over 445 million years old, second on the list of the oldest on Earth is the horseshoe crab. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>But don&#039;t be fooled by its name! <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Although it is called a crab, this animal is more similar to arachnids, such as spiders and scorpions. <\/p>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ucarecdn.com\/c6208263-fed6-4aa0-8727-eb593eadf58f\/-\/stretch\/off\/-\/preview\/1024x1024\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto wp-image-12713\"\/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >At over 445 million years old, second on the list of the oldest on Earth is the horseshoe crab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>For your knowledge, this animal is very valuable for medicine. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>This is because its blue blood has medicinal properties and is used to test medical equipment and vaccines, thus helping to treat patients. 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Nautilus<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Number 1 of the oldest animals on Earth is the nautilus. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Existing for 550 million years, it is a mollusk, like snails and mussels, being a close relative of octopuses, squids and cuttlefish.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ucarecdn.com\/535772c3-ffe4-451a-990b-07640b9ab06a\/-\/stretch\/off\/-\/preview\/1024x1024\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto wp-image-12706\"\/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >Number 1 of the oldest animals on Earth is the nautilus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Speaking like this, you may even think you don&#039;t know him, but actually you do! <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>This creature of only 27 cm lives in a cocoon that you are very familiar with: the mother-of-pearl. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>Yes, this is where this material, so present in women&#039;s accessories and jewelry, comes from.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>With the nautilus, we end our list of the oldest animals on Earth. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left\">\n<p>After this text, it is a fait accompli that humans are very recent beings in this world, isn&#039;t it?<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the fascinating world of Earth&#039;s oldest animals! 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