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What is the Longest Living Animal? From Turtles to Whales

Jonathan, a giant Seychelles tortoise born around 1832, is the oldest known land animal, but many aquatic animals on this list are even older. Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images Living to the age of 122, Jeanne Louise Calment witnessed incredible milestones in human history, from the opening of the Eiffel Tower to the emergence of the internet.… Read More »