scientist kill oldest known animal.

Ming, an ocean quahog from the species Arctica islandica, was initially thought to be a record-setting 402 years old. But scientist who found it on a seabed by Iceland say after further analysis it was actually an astounding 507 years old. The researchers, who didn't realize how old Ming was when they first found it, opened the ancient clam up to judge its age by counting growth rings inside its hinge ligaments. scientist Paul Butler attempted to justify this by saying the rings on the inside should were better "protected" as it turned out the on the inside were so close together they had to count the ones on the outside to be accurate anyways so they killed the oldest known animal for no reason.