Old Age

[foxlair]

What species of animal has achieved the greatest age

[divegirl]

Well there's this.....

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/australasi a/article327064.ece

also lobsters can live for a hundred years and Macaws

Lisa x

[foxlair]

Thanks its a bit debatable but i think it could be a Tortoise Thanks for your help

[sir.prize]

Animal's greatest age - here is the link

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?i d=349137

Scroll down and see the answer to the question

[sir.prize]

The oldest tortoise ever recorded, indeed the oldest individual animal ever recorded, was Tui Malila, who was presented to the Tongan royal family by the British explorer Captain Cook shortly after its birth in 1777. Tui Malila remained in the care of the Tongan royal family until its death by natural causes on May 19, 1965. This means that upon its death, Tui Malila was 188 years old