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Guinness World Records Investigates ‘World's Oldest Dog’ — VOA Learning English

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Guinness World Records Investigates ‘World's Oldest Dog’

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Guinness World Records said on Tuesday that it has suspended and was re-examining its “world’s oldest dog” record. The publishing company had given the record to a Portuguese dog named Bobi, which died in October of last year.

The move follows criticism from veterinarians who raised doubts about the dog’s age.

Bobi was a kind of dog called a Rafeiro do Alentejo. He spent his life in a village in Portugal. Guinness World Records said the animal lived for 32 years and 165 days. It broke a record held since 1939 by an Australian cattle-dog that died at 29 years and five months.

Bobi was declared the world’s oldest dog in February.

Rafeiro do Alentejo are traditionally used to watch sheep. They…

Торкнись будь-якого слова — переклад з’явиться одразу, а слово ляже в твою добірку разом із реченням.

Gregory Stachel adapted this story for VOA Learning English using information from Reuters and The Associated Press.

Джерело: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/guinness-world-records-investigates-world-s-oldest

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