what is the longest living animal?

Answer 1

the galopogas tortise lives for around 130 years on a regualr basis it would have to be a contender

living thing- tress
i think it a cycad pine from memory there ae specimens found to be well over 2000 years old...

Answer 2

Wrong all the above answers are wrong..... The longest living "animal" that we KNOW OF is the Bowhead Whale.

Excerpts 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

Although considered fiction for a time, recent research has indicated that bowhead whales recently killed still had harpoons in their bodies from the 1790's, which, along with analysis of amino acids, has indicated a maximum life span so far of 211 years

Tortoises come in at a very close second place,
Excerpt from Wikipedia.... Tortoises generally have lifespans comparable with those of human beings, and some individuals are known to have lived longer than 150 years. The oldest tortoise ever recorded, indeed the oldest individual animal ever recorded, was Tui Malila, who was presented to the Tongan royal family by the British explorer Captain Cook shortly after its birth in 1777. Tui Malila remained in the care of the Tongan royal family until its death by natural causes on May 19, 1965. This means that upon its death, Tui Malila was 188 years old

The longest-lived animals have been variously described as

tortoises (Galápagos tortoise) (193 years)
whales (Bowhead Whale) (about 210 years)

However the longest living organisms seem to be trees, hands down...
Excerpt... Prometheus (aka WPN-114) is the nickname given to the oldest non-clonal organism ever known, a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) tree about 5000 years old growing at treeline on a mountain in eastern Nevada, USA. The tree was cut down on August 6, 1964
Methuselah (estimated birth 2832 BC) is a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of California, which, at 4,838 years old, is the oldest living organism currently known and documented.

Answer 3

Most people Will answer the Galapagos Tortoise 120-130 years. However no one knows how long sharks live for. They could out live the tortoise by 50- 60 years, who knows.
As for plant life a Yew tree is almost immortal. They can live for 3-6 thousand years.

Answer 4

The living animal which is the longest? Blue whale.

Answer 5

Some bacteria are supposed to have lived millions of years encased in salt crystals but this is debatable. But you probably are not interested in yeasts and bacteria. Wikipedia says the giant tortoise lives to 177.

Answer 6

Tortoise

Answer 7

tortoises are the longest living animals they live upto be a hundred and thirty years old.

Answer 8

The giant tortoise. Scientist say it can live for at least 100 years, but suspect that it can live longer.

Answer 9

Quahog

Answer 10

i read an article that said the red sea urchins can live over 200 years and an article that said marine clams can live over 200 years