Mouse named after 'Star Trek' actor Patrick Stewart world's oldest

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 10, 2023 10:32 am

A mouse named after 'Star Trek' actor Patrick Stewart is officially the world's oldest in captivity, a US zoo has announced.

Pat the Pacific pocket mouse -- the smallest species of mouse in North America -- bagged the title when he hit nine years and 209 days on Wednesday.

WORLD'S OLDEST MOUSE This undated handout image courtesy of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows Debra from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance holding the Guinness World Record certificate of Pat, a Pacific pocket mouse fondly named after actor Sir Patrick Stewart. A mouse named after Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart is officially the world's oldest in captivity, a US zoo has announced. Pat the Pacific Pocket Mouse -- the smallest species of mouse in North America -- bagged the title when he hit nine years and 209 days old on Feb. 8, 2023. PHOTO BY KEN BOHN/SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE/AFP

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