Though with a headline like this, it ought to be.

Oldest bat in captivity to mark birthday today at Cranbrook Institute

Here's a little more information.

Tanner, the oldest bat in captivity in the world, turns 23 today at the Cranbrook Institute of Science.

But don't expect loud horns or funny hats at this birthday party.

And instead of cake, he'll get a luscious cup of papaya, mango and melon at noon.

Tanner is a golden bat, a rare species found in nature only on a 13-square-mile island in the Indian Ocean, about 1,300 miles off the shores of Madagascar. The species is critically endangered, with only 1,000 in captivity.

Tanner is only 23. Helen Thomas is 88.

Which do you find more creepy and frightening?

Seems to me she has the battle won hands down.

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