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Definitely points.
The longest recorded animal was a specimen of the bootlace worm Lineus longissimus washed up on the shores of Britain that measured between 160 and 190 feet .
However, the British badly wanted this record and there is evidence that the animal has been stretched.
Secondly, bootlace worms themselves can stretch themselves abnormally long in a dangerous situation so it'd be like you measuring yourself while standing on tiptoe with your neck stretched up or even you hands above your head.
So excluding dubious results obtained from the bootlace worm by the British (ahem) and some others, what is the longest animal?
Mane jellyfish? Hmmm....
 

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Some sort of kelp or seaweed? Technically it's an animal even though it's in water. You didn't specify what type of animal. And I am still just guessing like crazy. OK, I absolutely have to go wash dishes now. I will come back later and see what the response is.
 

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Mane jellyfish? Hmmm....
well, nearly.
The lion's mane jellyfish is up to 120 m long with it's tentacles stretched out.
The 10 main tentacles are the longest, one seems to be the 'lead' tentacle and the other 9 glow at the tips as if the jellyfish is "endowed with 9 gems".
NB. The last sentence may not be entirely scientifically accurate.
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Some sort of kelp or seaweed? Technically it's an animal even though it's in water. You didn't specify what type of animal. And I am still just guessing like crazy. OK, I absolutely have to go wash dishes now. I will come back later and see what the response is.
Washing dishes, eh?
never, never, never.
Kelp is a seaweed and thus not an animal and gets to about 80m or so I think.
It used to be classified as a plant, but now it, and the other algae have their own Kingdom, so aren't even plants.
 

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well, nearly.
The lion's mane jellyfish is up to 120 m long with it's tentacles stretched out.
The 10 main tentacles are the longest, one seems to be the 'lead' tentacle and the other 9 glow at the tips as if the jellyfish is "endowed with 9 gems".
NB. The last sentence may not be entirely scientifically accurate.
@Cowboy_Ken
You're like an encyclopedia. (It's a complement. :))
 

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You're like an encyclopedia. (It's a complement. :))
i'll take it as a compliment, but i have to check some of these figures and some of it's debatable at best.
Too many years reading encyclopaedias, playing pub quizes, who wants to be a millionaire and Trivial pursuit.
 

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The blue whale's throat is very small.
It eats 3 tons of krill everyday, though ( a small shrimp like crustacean).
It''s voice can be heard up to 10,000 miles away.
It has the biggest brain of any animal ever, though we don't know what it uses most of it for.
It's tongue is heavier than an elephant.
it's heart is the size of an SUV.
And it's willy is 16 foot long.
 

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I can't take the points. I cheated. I googled it because I wanted to answer one question right before I went to bed.
No problem, it was only you and I left anyway and it's better than being alone In My Cold Dark Room.
Other people have done it, the questions are often VERY difficult.
Have 10pts anyway.
 
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