According to the Guiness Book of World
Records, the oldest guinea pig known was 14 years and 10.5 months old and was
named Snowball. The average life expectancy of guinea pigs is about 4 to 7
years. Snowball died in February 1979.
Hazel, a 16-year-old miniature grey rabbit set the world record for being the
oldest living rabbit. The average life expectancy of a rabbit is 5-8 years.
Bluey,
an Australian cattle dog, holds the world record for oldest dog at 29 years and
5 months of age. Les Hall of Victoria, Australia, got Bluey as a puppy in 1910,
and the dog worked with cattle and sheep for nearly 20 years before being put
to sleep on Nov. 14, 1939.
The oldest cat is Creme Puff of Austin
Texas. Born on August 3rd 1967, Creme Puff passed away in August, 2005 at the
age of 38 years.
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A horse’s typical life span is 20-25 years,
but “Old Billy” lived to be 62! Billy was born in 1760 in the English village
of Woolston in Lancashire Country. Only a few records remain about the horse
but he was said to look like a cob/shire horse. As the oldest horse in the
world, his passing on November 27, 1822 made the papers and was recorded in the
Annals of Manchester.
The Guinness Book of Records cites Harriet, a giant Galapagos
land tortoise, to be one of the oldest animals on the planet, celebrating her
175th birthday in 2005. Charles Darwin picked her up during his epic voyage
aboard HMS Beagle, and transported her home to England. Harriet was one of
three tortoises collected by Darwin in the Galapagos; whom he called Tom, Dick
and Harry, believing them all to be male. Harriet was born in 1830, and is one
of the last members of a dwindling species.
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