Longest Living Animals in the World

It is hard to tell which animal species is the longest living animal in the world, especially if the animal is in the wild and has never been monitored. So to answer the question of which is the “Longest Living Animals in the World” is to base it from the list of animals in captivity.

Based on records, the longest-lived captive animal is the giant tortoise (177 years). The list below of ages of animals is from the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. This is a record of animals and their extreme age from zoos and aquariums all over the world.

Giant Tortoise – 152 years


Box Turtle – 123 years

Turkey Buzzard – 118 years

Swan – 102 years

Parrot – 80 years

Elephant – 69 years

Great Horned Owl – 68 years

Alligator – 68 years

Catfish – 60 years

Giant Salamander – 55 years

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