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10 Longest Life Span Animals

1. Macaws – Macaws are long-tailed, often colourful parrots, that can live up to 80 – 100 years in captivity
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Macaws
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Macaws

2. Asian elephants – The Asian Elephant is known to have reached a maximum life span of about 86 years
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Asian Elephants
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Asian Elephants

3. Horses – Depending on breed, management and environment, the modern domestic horse has a life expectancy of 25 to 30 years. Uncommonly, a few animals live into their 40s and, occasionally, beyond. The oldest verifiable record was “Old Billy”, a 19th-century horse that lived to the age of 62
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Horse
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Horse
4. Arctica Islandica (Ocean quahog) – this is a species of edible clam. It has a life span of 405 – 410 years and there were reports of a maximum age of 507 years!
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Arctica Islandia
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Arctica Islandia
5. Bowhead Whales – Life span of about 200 years. Although this idea was unproven for a time, recent research has indicated that bowhead whales recently killed still had harpoons in their bodies from about 1890, which, along with analysis of amino acids, has indicated a maximum life span of 177 to 245 years
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Bowhead Whales
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Bowhead Whales
6. Galápagos giant tortoise – life span of 190 years. People come from all over the world to watch these magnificent creatures in the Galapagos Islands
Galápagos giant tortoise
Galápagos giant tortoise

7. Tuataras – The tuatara is a reptile that is endemic to New Zealand and which, though it resembles most lizards, is part of a distinct lineage, order Rhynchocephalia. These amazing reptiles are thought to have a life span of 100 – 200 years and more
Tuataras - life span of 100 - 200 years and more
Tuataras – life span of 100 – 200 years and more
8. Greenland Sharks – The Greenland Shark is a species of shark native to the North Atlantic. It is believed to have a life span of over 200 years
Greenland Sharks
Greenland Sharks

9.Koi – The Koi fish has a life span of over 200 years. This Japanese species of fish is a domesticated common carp that is kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Koi fish
10 Longest Life Span Animals: Koi fish
10. Eels – Thought to have a life span of over 150 years
Eels - Thought to have a life span of over 150 years
Eels – Thought to have a life span of over 150 years

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