Ming the Mollusk
Interesting Facts about Ming
- Ming the Mollusc: was 507 years old when he died.
- Ming the mollusc was born in 1499.
- Scientists inadvertently killed Ming when they dredged him alive from the bottom of the North Atlantic near Iceland in 200, by putting him in a freezer, as is normal practice, unaware of its age.
- Scientists say they can study the clam's layers to find out about sea temperatures and water masses from thousands of years ago.
The Sydney Morning Herald
