longest lived animal
Bowhead Whale â Average Life Span Over 200 Years. One hundred may be old for humans â and tortoises â but it's nothing for the bowhead whale. In fact, heâs only middle-aged at that point in his astoundingly long life. This species of whale can live for over 200 years. According to BBC Nature, a bowhead can survive for over two centuries because he has a very low body temperature â and the lower an animal's body temperature, the longer it can live.