• Question: What is the longest living animal in the water?

    Asked by Jack to Lydia on 20 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Lydia Bach

      Lydia Bach answered on 20 Nov 2014:

      Hey!

      One of the longest living animals is the Bowhead whale, which can live more than 200 years! They are social whales that live in the Arctic and can grow up to 20 meters.
      People can estimate their age by measuring chemicals in the eye lenses.

      Other animals like mollusks can live much longer than mammals. The ocean quahog for example has been reported to survive well over 400 years!

      http://www.fisheries.is/main-species/invertebrates/ocean-quahog/

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