New Pig Species Found by Scientist

A Dutch Scientist says that he found a new species of wild pig that is almost twice the size of other pigs in the Amazon region of Brazil The pig is four feet long and weighs about 90 pounds. He says that he made the discovery on accident while looking for a new monkey species.

Scientists Find the Oldest Living Animal and Kills It

A group of British marine biologists from Bangor University in Wales found a special clam while researching the waters of north Iceland. After they cut through the shell and killed it, they counted the growth rings and found that it was 405 to 410 years old. The clam belonged to the Artica Islandica species.