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why do some animals live so long

Infographic of the longest-living animals on Earth, showing a Greenland shark in deep water with callouts for the ocean quahog, Greenland shark, bowhead whale, Jonathan the tortoise and the tuatara

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Oct 19, 2026

Longest-Living Animals on Earth: Top 10

Earth's longest-living animals can survive for centuries, from a 507-year-old Icelandic clam to slow Arctic sharks and whales that easily outlive huma…