Macaws are noted for outliving their owners. Macaws average 50 years but can reach 80 to 100. Blue-and-gold macaws live longest. Amazon Rain Forest has macaws.
Macaws
Wonderful long-lived carp. Popular Japanese Koi fish have symbolic colours. Habitat and happiness affect longevity. 30-40 years in good circumstances.
Koi Fish
Spiky crests give male tuataras their name. These triangle skin folds are generated during mating or disagreements. Slow metabolism and maturation allow tuataras live beyond 100.
Tuatara
Galapagos tortoises weigh 900lbs and live 100 years. Slow metabolism and maturation explain longevity. Galapagos tortoise shells form over 20-25 years.
Galapagos tortoises
African elephants are the world's largest land animal and enjoy long lives given their size,upto70years Elephants are smart and have amazing memories, carrying grudges for life.
African elephants
Long spines repel predators on red sea urchins. The biggest urchins are burgundy or crimson. Red sea urchins like rocky subtidal locations in the Pacific. A 100-year-old,
Red sea urchins
These sponges live at 6,500 feet underwater. Cold temperatures impede their growth and other biological processes, extending their lifespan.
Antarctic Sponge
These bivalves live from Newfoundland to North Carolina. Ocean quahogs filter 1 gallon each hour. Ming is a 507-year-old non-colonial animal.
Ocean Quahog
Longest-lived mammals are bowhead whales. Arctic whales live year-round in the arctic. 60-footers. Despite their size, bowhead whales can leap.