There are countless kinds of organisms in the world, and new species will be updated every year, and different species of them in addition to the difference in living habits, the difference in life expectancy is also very large, some days, months, some will reach hundreds of years or even thousands of years. Today Xiaobian will take stock of the world's top ten longest-lived animals for everyone, take a look at it.
1. Lighthouse jellyfish
Details: The lifespan of the lighthouse jellyfish is infinite because it is capable of immortality and never dies unless it is injured and attacked by other animals.
Details: The growth of sponges is very slow, Antarctic sponges can not move in the seabed, coupled with the temperature of the seabed is very low, but also caused the problem of slow growth, so the lifespan is also very long, the general Antarctic sponge can live to more than 1500 years old.
Details: Usually when it comes to sea clams, everyone will think of seafood cuisine, in fact, it is also one of the world's top ten longest-lived animals, with an average life expectancy of about 220 years old, and once the news also reported a 507-year-old sea clam.
Details: When it comes to longevity animals, turtles are certainly unavoidable, and turtles, as slow-moving reptiles, lead to their own metabolism is also very slow, so the average life expectancy is very long, generally over 300 years old.
Details: Greenland sharks are mainly distributed in the North Atlantic, this shark likes to live in cold deep waters, the general life expectancy is more than 200 years old, according to relevant research, scientists have shown that Greenland sharks can reach a mature age of 500 years old.
Details: Bowhead whales are mammals and are currently one of the longest-lived animals in the world, with an average lifespan of about 200 years, and the main reason why they can survive for such a long time is because of the slow metabolism of bowhead whales.
Details: Koi goldfish is rare in life, in fact, its average lifespan is only about 20-30 years, but in Japan there has been a koi called Hanako, which has lived for more than two hundred years and is also the longest surviving koi ever.
Details: Macaws are mainly distributed in Mexico and tropical Americas, is currently the world's largest parrot, the color of the feathers is also very bright and beautiful, the average lifespan is very long, about 80 years old, there have been related reports found a 112-year-old macaw.
Details: Elephants are large animals mainly distributed in Southeast Asia and Africa, and have two attributes, divided into African elephants and Asian elephants, the former is more large, and the general lifespan of elephants is about 70 years old.
Details: Albatross is a seabird, known as the world's most capable bird, currently mainly distributed in the northern and southern hemispheres, in China's Shandong, Taiwan and other regions can be seen, belongs to rare species, its average lifespan is also very long, at about 65 years old.