• SpaceBar@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Have you ever seen an elderly dog? They have the same characteristics as an elderly person. Gray hair, lack muscle tone, eyes that just look old… that dog is not 31.

    • Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      1 year ago

      Bobi’s grand old age was validated by the Portuguese government’s pet database, which is managed by the National Union of Veterinarians.

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      1 year ago

      Ah, the wonderful prevailing argument sweeping the internet the last few years: “that looks like something else, so it must be that. Let’s disregard sources and science. Everything must be what it looks like.”

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        1 year ago

        People lie about their age all the time. There’s been many elderly people with badly documented births who fudged the numbers and added a decade or five to their age.

        Unless there’s good documentation, be skeptical of extreme longevity claims.