The world’s oldest living dog, according to the Guinness Book of Records, died on Dec. 7, 2011 in Japan, aged 26. The dog, named Pusuke, died on Dec. 5 in Sakura, Japan at 26-years-and-nine-months-old, which would make him over 182-years-old in human years, according to ABC.REUTERS
The world’s oldest living dog, according to the Guinness Book of Records, died on Dec. 7, 2011 in Japan, aged 26. The dog, named Pusuke, died on Dec. 5 in Sakura, Japan at 26-years-and-nine-months-old, which would make him over 182-years-old in human years, according to ABC.REUTERSLin Wang was the oldest Asian elephant ever known and died in Feb. 2003 at the age of 86 in a zoo in Taiwan. Originally from Myanmar, the elephant was found collapsed at Taipei's Mucha Zoo after vets had expressed concern about his deteriorating health. Workers at the zoo held a minute of silence in memory of Lin Wang following his death.REUTERSAs the only tortoise remaining from his species, Galapagos tortoise “Lonesome George” is estimated to be about 100 years old. As the last known individual of the Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni), which is one of eight to fifteen extant subspecies of Galapagos tortoise, Lonesome George has been touted the "rarest animal alive" today, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.REUTERSHazel, a miniature grey rabbit from Norfolk, UK, was named the oldest living rabbit in 2009, aged 16. She has outlived the average life expectancy for rabbits which is generally between six and eight years, making her nearly double the average, or about 160 years old in human terms.CourtesyAccording to the BBC, the oldest parrot on record is a female Blue and Gold Macaw named Charlie. The bird's owner, Peter Oram, claims Charlie is 104 years old. Charlie is reported to have been owned by Sir Winston Churchill, while he was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II.YouTube
Puske the world's oldest living dog passed away this week aged 26 (182 in human years!) at his home in Japan. In tribute to the long-living pooch we remember the old-timers of the Animal Kingdom.
The male crossbreed was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest living dog.
His sad owner, 42-year-old housewife Yumiko Shinohara from Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture told the Mainichi Daily News Pusuke received lots of love and slept with her every night. Shinohara also told MSN India that he exercised daily, going for walks twice a day at morning and night, occasionally snacked and had two meals daily.
Pusuke died two years and eight months shy of the record for the oldest dog to have ever lived - a title held by Bluey, an Australian cattle dog who died in 1939 aged 29 years and five months.
Here is a tribute to some of the world's oldest animals, great and small. From the oldest Asian elephant to the oldest parrot that once belonged to a famous British prime minister, the history of some of the world's most remembered animals are reflected in pictures.
To view the pictures of the world's oldest animals, click 'start' to begin the slideshow.
