2006-10-29 03:55:33 · 12 answers · asked by betty 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The Bowhead Whale is the longest living mammal at 245 years. A mollusk, the Icelandic Cyprine (Arctica islandica), can live 374 years making it the longest living animal, and a Bristlecone Pine can live 5,000 years making it the longest living organism. So the direct answer to your question would simply be no.
2006-10-31 05:13:56 · answer #1 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No: whales are. Turtles are not mammals, they are reptiles. At the moment, the oldest elephant listed in the Guinness Book is Lakshmikutty, a female elephant who died at an Indian temple in 1997 at the age of 84
Research based on structures in the whale's eye, led to the reliable conclusion that at least some individuals have lived to be 150–200 years old. A Bowhead Whale killed in a hunt was found to be approximately 211 years old, the longest lived mammal known.
In constrast, the longest unambiguously documented lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875-1997) who was aged 122 years and 164 days at the time of her death.
2006-10-29 03:58:18 · answer #2 · answered by turkeyphant 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, as far as we know that would currently be the Bowhead whale..
Excerpt from Wikipedia.. The lifespan of a bowhead was once thought to be 60 to 70 years, similar to other whales. However, discoveries of antique ivory spear points in living whales in 1993, 1995 and 1999 have triggered further research based on structures in the whale's eye, leading to the reliable conclusion that at least some individuals have lived to be 150–200 years old
2006-10-29 19:44:12 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, we live the longest out of every other mammal, but the Fin Whale is pretty close as well. They can live 90-100 years at highest.
2006-10-29 03:58:46 · answer #4 · answered by play3r 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Humans grow more slowly than all other mammals
The longest human lifespan on record that has been authenticated is the 122 years ...
2006-10-29 04:01:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-26 02:03:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we are on average living longer/longest because we don't have as many predators except for diseases which we have made considerable progress protecting ourselves against and or curing ourselves from; as well as other humans directly or indirectly killing each other. Other mammals may live much longer if their environment were not destroyed by humans expanding theirs as well as death from predators like humans and their natural enemies.
2006-10-29 05:11:19 · answer #7 · answered by none 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Humans can live to 116 or so, but on the average, elephants and whales are older
2006-10-29 04:01:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, some species of whales and elephants live longer, on the average.
2006-10-29 05:49:20 · answer #9 · answered by nevada nomad 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes
2006-10-29 05:24:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋