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A weathered sign in the Minnesota River Valley proudly proclaims: “World’s Oldest Rock.” Erected in 1975, it marks a 3.8-billion-year-old gneiss — or so scientists thought.

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Female gorilla Fatou, the oldest of Berlin’s zoo and also believed to be the world’s oldest gorilla, enjoys her birthday basket with a “gorilla food surprise”, as the zoo celebrates her ...

Fatou, the oldest gorilla living in captivity worldwide, is getting ready for her 68th birthday in style. The Berlin zoo on Friday presented Fatou with a basket of fruit and vegetables ahead of ...

Fatou no longer has teeth due to old age and generally only eats vegetables. Although on her last birthdays she has received some 'forbidden' culinary gift but the moment well deserved it. "In her ...

BERLIN (AP) — Fatou, the oldest gorilla living in captivity worldwide, is getting ready for her 68th birthday in style. The Berlin zoo on Friday presented Fatou with a basket of fruit and vegetables ...

Female gorilla Fatou, the oldest of Berlin’s zoo and also believed to be the world’s oldest gorilla, enjoys her birthday basket with a “gorilla food surprise”, as the zoo celebrates her ...

“Our study suggests that Indian ocean Olive Ridley turtles are among the oldest in the world and provides a new perspective on their evolution,” Shanker said. The study also found that as ...

BERLIN (AP) — Fatou, the oldest gorilla living in captivity worldwide, is getting ready for her 68th birthday in style. The Berlin zoo on Friday presented Fatou with a basket of fruit and ...