Most Patient Animals: Top 5 Countdown

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1. 0:00150 YEARS ISN'T #1. Waiting 150 years to grow up? Still not number one.
2. 0:04#5 GALÁPAGOS TORTOISE. Number five: the Galápagos tortoise. Under a mile an hour, months without food, often past 100.
3. 0:10#4 GREENLAND SHARK. Number four: the Greenland shark. It grows a centimeter a year, may live over 250 years, and matures around 150.
4. 0:18#3 ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE. Number three: the alligator snapping turtle. It lies open-mouthed, wiggling a pink worm-shaped lure on its tongue.
5. 0:25#2 CHINESE POND HERON. Number two: the Chinese pond heron. It never chases. It stands frozen and lets fish come to its bill.
6. 0:32#1 AMERICAN CROCODILE. Number one: the American crocodile. Motionless for hours, only eyes showing. Then something comes to drink.

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