🎂 The 10 longest-living animals on Peabody

The top ten

1. 🐢 Aldabra giant tortoise · 100 years100 years1more than
2. 🦞 American lobster · 100 years100 years2some may; exact age is hard to determine
3. 🐋 Beluga whale · 90 years90 years3up to
4. 🐋 Blue whale · 80 to 90 years80 to 90 years4in the wild, estimated average
5. 🐋 Humpback whale · 80 to 90 years80 to 90 years5in the wild
6. 🦈 Whale shark · 60 to 100 years60 to 100 years6what scientists think
7. 🐸 Japanese giant salamander · 70 years70 years7more than
8. 🐢 Green sea turtle · 70 years70 years8
9. 🐢 Loggerhead sea turtle · 70 years70 years9
10. 🐢 Mojave desert tortoise · 50 to 80 years50 to 80 years10

How this list is ranked

Ranked by the middle of each animal's sourced lifespan; a tie goes to the one its source says can live "more than" that.

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1. Smithsonian's National Zoo, checked 30 October 2026.
2. NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
3. NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
4. NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
5. NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
6. NOAA National Ocean Service, checked 30 October 2026.
7. Smithsonian's National Zoo, checked 30 October 2026.
8. NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
9. NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
10. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, species profile, checked 30 October 2026.