Here Are The Three Oldest Known Animal Videos In The World

All three videos are more than a century old and they are actually the oldest known video footage of various animals.   

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    Rare footage of extinct animals

    via Yestervid

    Rare and moving footage of six extinct animals taken before they were wiped out. It also features an eye watering list of every animal and plant that has gone extinct since 1900. 

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    The Oldest Cat Video on YouTube: 1894 Boxing Cats

    via yvettegr

    July 1894: This is the oldest cat video on YouTube. It was filmed at Thomas Edison's Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey, in July 1894.



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    Oldest Footage of the Grand National Steeplechase (Horse racing)

    via Yestervid

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