Talk:Ming (clam)

Name correction
The name of the clam should perhaps be updated, as the Icelandic researchers who found the clam named it Hafrún, a woman's name which translates roughly as "the mystery of the ocean" (Haf: The ocean, and +rún: rune also mystery when in names). The Ming name seems to have appeared in British media. The name should be changed to Ming/Hafrún. (see: http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2013/11/16/kuskelin_hafrun_var_ordin_507_ara/)

Gender?
Any indications as to what Ming was packing? It would be nice to be able to use "he" or "she" instead of "it". InedibleHulk (talk) 05:54, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Why? We can use gender neutral "they" or "s/he" Xinbenlv (talk) 03:08, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Name
The name of the article should in accordance to what the researchers who discovered the clam called it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.22.104.154 (talk) 20:26, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, probably. I would prefer the Icelandic name, too. But the majority of the English-speaking media seems to call him/her Ming, so there. Both names are included in the article, though, so that's okay, imHo. Regards, -Gott (talk) 17:39, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Tasting old clam?
What would 507 year old clam taste like? Tough, tender, subtle, strong flavour, etc? 24.78.190.118 (talk) 02:59, 28 November 2020 (UTC)


 * i know im late but what kind of question is that 81.77.194.124 (talk) 19:38, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Older clams tend to be tougher and chewier than younger ones Castroonthemoon (talk) 17:28, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

A [no other than] 507-year-old clam
Ming (Hafrún) the Clam was the oldest animal, able to live 507 years! That's half a millennium! It was born in 1499 and died in 2006 due to freezing. Not even the oldest human is near that! The oldest human (Sister Andre) was born in 1904! The birthplace was underwater in China during the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty took place for about three centuries (1368-1645). Ming Hafrún was captured by 2005 and was frozen to death in 2006. I'm just saying. Don't be 507. 73.18.39.35 (talk) 21:52, 1 May 2022 (UTC)