Oldest Animals on Earth

20 April,2024

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These clams are the longest-living animals on Earth, with one individual found in 2006 estimated to be 507 years old.

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Ocean quahogs

These aquatic animals found in the East China Sea and Southern Ocean are estimated to be over 10,000 years old.

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Glass sponges

Specimens of the black coral genus Leiopathes, such as Leiopathes glaberrima, are among the oldest continuously living organisms on the planet, around 4,265 years old.

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Black coral

These sharks can live to be 272 years old or more.

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Greenland sharks

These animals can live to be 300 years old or more.

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Tubeworms

These members of the parrot family can live to be 60 to 80 years old in the right environment.

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Macaws

Some species in the genus Sebastes can live to be 100 to 200 years old.

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Rockfish