HERE ARE 20 ANIMALS THAT CAN LIVE OVER 100 YEARS:
1. *KOI FISH*: THESE COLORFUL FISH CAN LIVE FOR OVER 200 YEARS IN CAPTIVITY, MAKING THEM ONE OF THE LONGER-LIVED FISH SPECIES.
2. *GREENLAND SHARK*: ESTIMATED TO LIVE FOR AROUND 400-500 YEARS, THESE SHARKS ARE ONE OF THE LONGER-LIVED VERTEBRATES ON THE PLANET.
3. *GALAPAGOS TORTOISE*: KNOWN FOR THEIR EXTREME LONGEVITY, THESE TORTOISES CAN LIVE FOR OVER 150-176 YEARS IN THE WILD.
4. *BOWHEAD WHALE*: THESE ARCTIC WHALES CAN LIVE FOR OVER 200 YEARS, THANKS TO THEIR SLOW METABOLISM AND COLD ENVIRONMENT.
5. *OCEAN QUAHOG*: A TYPE OF CLAM THAT CAN LIVE FOR UP TO 500-507 YEARS, MAKING THEM ONE OF THE LONGER-LIVED ANIMALS ON EARTH.
6. *RED SEA URCHIN*: THESE MARINE ANIMALS CAN LIVE FOR OVER 200 YEARS, AND SCIENTISTS ARE STILL STUDYING THEIR AGING PROCESS.
7. *BLACK CORAL*: SOME SPECIES OF BLACK CORAL CAN LIVE FOR UP TO 4,000-5,000 YEARS, MAKING THEM ONE OF THE LONGER-LIVED ANIMALS ON THE PLANET.
8. *GLASS SPONGE*: ESTIMATED TO LIVE FOR UP TO 10,000-15,000 YEARS, THESE DEEP-SEA SPONGES ARE AMONG THE LONGER-LIVED ANIMALS ON EARTH.
9. *TUATARA*: A UNIQUE REPTILE THAT CAN LIVE FOR OVER 100 YEARS, THE TUATARA IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A "LIVING FOSSIL."
10. *ALDABRA GIANT TORTOISE*: THESE TORTOISES CAN LIVE FOR OVER 150-250 YEARS, MAKING THEM ONE OF THE LONGER-LIVED LAND ANIMALS.
11. *ROUGHEYE ROCKFISH*: THESE FISH CAN LIVE FOR OVER 200 YEARS, AND SCIENTISTS ARE STUDYING THEIR AGING PROCESS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LONGEVITY.
12. *LAKE STURGEON*: THESE FISH CAN LIVE FOR OVER 150 YEARS, AND THEIR LONGEVITY IS THOUGHT TO BE DUE TO THEIR SLOW GROWTH RATE.
13. *AMERICAN LOBSTER*: WHILE NOT AS LONG-LIVED AS SOME OTHER ANIMALS ON THIS LIST, AMERICAN LOBSTERS CAN STILL LIVE FOR OVER 100 YEARS IN THE WILD.
14. *ORANGE ROUGHY*: THESE DEEP-SEA FISH CAN LIVE FOR UP TO 150 YEARS OR MORE, MAKING THEM ONE OF THE LONGER-LIVED FISH SPECIES.
15. *GEODUCK*: A TYPE OF CLAM THAT CAN LIVE FOR UP TO 168 YEARS OR MORE, THE GEODUCK IS A LONG-LIVED MARINE ANIMAL.
16. *SALTWATER CROCODILE*: WHILE NOT AS LONG-LIVED AS SOME OTHER ANIMALS ON THIS LIST, SALTWATER CROCODILES CAN STILL LIVE FOR OVER 100 YEARS IN THE WILD.
17. *AFRICAN ELEPHANT*: WHILE NOT TYPICALLY THOUGHT OF AS A LONG-LIVED ANIMAL, AFRICAN ELEPHANTS CAN LIVE FOR UP TO 70-80 YEARS IN THE WILD, WHICH IS STILL IMPRESSIVE FOR THEIR SIZE.
18. *HUMPBACK WHALE*: SOME STUDIES SUGGEST THAT HUMPBACK WHALES CAN LIVE FOR OVER 100 YEARS, ALTHOUGH MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO CONFIRM THIS.
19. *FIN WHALE*: ANOTHER LARGE WHALE SPECIES, FIN WHALES ARE THOUGHT TO LIVE FOR AROUND 100 YEARS OR MORE IN THE WILD.
20. *SPERM WHALE*: WITH THEIR LARGE SIZE AND SLOW METABOLISM, SPERM WHALES ARE THOUGHT TO LIVE FOR AROUND 70-100 YEARS IN THE WILD.
