Nature & Beasts
What is the longest-living vertebrate known?
- The Greenland shark
- The bowhead whale
- The giant tortoise
The answer is The Greenland shark. Possibly 400 years.
This is a list of the longest-living biological organisms: the individuals or clones of a species with the longest natural maximum life spans. For a given species, such a designation may include:The oldest known individual(s) that are currently alive, with verified ages. Verified individual record holders, such as the longest-lived human, Jeanne Calment, or the longest-lived domestic cat, Creme Puff.
Wikipedia · List of longest-living organisms