12 Animals with the Longest Lifespan in the World

12 Animals with the Longest Lifespan in the World 

Methuselah was the oldest man who ever live on Earth. According to the Bible he was 969 years old when he died. Well, how about the longest-living animals to date? Check this out.

Jeanne Calment
On Biblical account, Methuselah was the oldest man who ever lived but Jeanne Calment was the oldest to have verifiable birth records. She was 122 years old at time of death.

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Jeanne Louise Calment was born on February 21, 1875 and passed away in August 4, 1997. She was a French woman who reached the longest confirmed lifespan in history at 122 years 164 days (44,724 days in total). Her lifespan has been thoroughly documented by scientific study; more records have been produced to verify her age than for any other case.

Turitopsis nutricula or Hydrozoan
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This creature, unofficially, can be considered to have the longest lifespan. The Hydrozoan species Turitopsis nutricula is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again, indefinitely. This means there is, theoretically, no limit to its life span, although no single specimen has been observed for any extended period and it is impossible to estimate the age of a specimen.

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