Top 10 Longest Living Animals In The World

Top 10 Longest Living Animals In The World./
Out there in the wild, some animals live for thousands of years, with some even being nearly immortal. Sounds unbelievable, right? But it's true! Join me in this video as we explore the top 10 longest-living animals on this planet!

[myriamickx]

Common to every species: clean water, good diet, slow metabolism, extra-strong immune system allowing self-repair. Also, most of them live in oceans, specifically deep waters, where some countries are seriously considering raking or vacuuming the ocean floor to harvest nodules rich in rare metals. The life expectancy of these super old animals has suddenly dropped a few centuries.

[Toxarali]

Sure, they can live a long time. However, humans will likely keep most of them from ever having any hope of making it to such an age.

[erikm]

Sea turtles eat more than algae and seaweed… and, depending on the species, some are sponge-eating specialists, while others (like the leatherback turtle) have evolved beaks/mouths specifically for the eating of jellyfish. There’s a reason why plastic bags are so detrimental to the oceans—turtles and other animals mistake them for jellyfish and swallow them.. because turtles eat jellyfish, lol. Granted, sponges & jellies are likely to be just as low in nutrient density as algae, if not lower. At least seaweed & algae have chlorophyll, some fiber, and micronutrients and minerals.

[sergioreyes]

Glass sponge, aka Venus Flower Basket.

[prototropo]

Great video, and an inspiration for us all to become defenders of marine life. The rockfish, for example, were all shown hooked by fishermen. So much for a long life.

Corals, by the way, are colonies, not single animals. Every coral is a skeleton of previous generations providing architecture from which the current generation of new coral polyps live.

[amberfuchscia]

I have reconsidered...I do not want to have an exceedingly long life after all. It sounds incredibly boring. A stable, cold environment might be tolerable, but that slow metabolism is not for me. I have trouble even walking slow. I would be so bored with nothing new to learn and nothing new to explore. They are fascinating, though, especially the 'immortal' jellyfish. They are super cool, but, the idea of having start all over again from an embryo sounds absolutely awful. Do they have the ability to learn? If so, do they retain knowledge from the previous lifecycle?

[barrybarlowe]

On the Greenland Shark: with multiple repeats, I kept waiting for the poor shark to encounter the steel beam holding the bait bucket. I also notice that almost none of the video shown have Greenland sharks with a debilitating eye parasite that often blinds them.

[RalphHeron-dw]

Nothing is forever as forever will eventually.

[Shelbv]

Incredibly enough this thing is older than the earth itself

[erikm]

You mentioned the same factors for longevity for basically all of these animals—good genes, good diet, good adaptability or resourcefulness, clean water & a strong immune system. Sounds like the basic recipe for health, period. Lol. No matter what species it is.

Also, you mentioned a few dietary things, like the rockfish eating invertebrates, sea turtles eating seaweed, and oysters filtering the water they live in, as being part of their "healthy" diet… well, crustaceans & aquatic invertebrates are nutritious, sure, and make up a large part of many fishes’ diets, but it’s been argued that "bottom-feeding" animals like crustaceans—which consume some of the worst substances in the ocean—aren’t all that great. They contain protein and minerals, but also contain traces of whatever they eat on the seafloor. These toxins can build up in fish. And seaweeds, while relatively healthy, are like any other botanical species in that they absorb the nutrients and chemicals around them. For example, it’s been proven by NASA that many houseplants do help clean the air within their immediate surroundings. And yet, it’s been proven, as well, thst many houseplants can become MORE poisonous indoors because of their purifying nature… lead paint and many other chemicals present in the home, are technically ABSORBED by the plants, making them more toxic themselves. I’d imagine any chemicals spilled into the ocean are immediately absorbed by plankton, seaweed, algae and any other living things nearby that process nutrients. Kind of like fertilizers… or organic vs. non organic produce. Plants absorb everything around them because they absorb air and water almost constantly.

[white]

You say the same ish with every species... get a new writer

[MsKimmy]

Good Lord! Life is hard enough as it is, I certainly wouldn’t want to live to be 100 let alone 200. I think 92 is a good age lol

[spudwesth]

We live forever whether we adhere to a religion or not.

[its_blacknblue]

Who reads the comments while listening