'Jonathan' is the oldest land animal on Earth

> The results revealed that Jonathan has “unique gene variants in most aging pathways” including DNA repair, insulin regulation, mitochondrial function, and “low entropy” methylation, reports the study.

min-maxing longevity vs speed and charisma

Hell yeah I’m down to become a turtle. Lay by the beach. Eat kelp. Awesome

He doesn't look a day over 90!

https://archive.ph/jHHYp

Why was the us space force involved?

Every couple Summers

Me and a couple hunters

Like to row in from the Isle of

Astonishing M*erf*ers

Interesting so the oldest land animal hasn’t cracked 200 but stuff that lives in the sea can go for five or 600 years or more.

> Stephen Clark, an aging researcher

Shouldn’t they find a younger researcher?

> the samples were delivered from Saint Helena to Florida by the U.S. Space Force.

...why space force?

he's so old, he's completely lost the hare /j

In the Leftovers people think living in Jarden is why they were left. Maybe St Helena is the new Jarden.

Can't we just appreciate that exceptionality as it is?

Somehow, I wish we would leave that creature alone. For once.