From the elusive cave dwelling salamander, to the invincible koi fish, these are 10 of the OLDEST living creatures !
Koi -- Well known to inhabit decorative ponds, Koi are a domesticated and ornamental variety of the common carp. Certain varieties of koi are thought to live between 100-200 years. A famous red koi named “Hanako” reportedly lived to be 225 years old.
Tortoise -- Tortoises are known for their longevity … but did you know the oldest tortoise lived to the ripe old age of 250 years old! Well, there is some controversy about that… But the story goes that Adwaita was captured in the Seychelles Islands in the 1700s, and was donated to the Alipore Zoo in India in 1875, and lived there -- outliving his keepers -- until 2006.
Greenland Shark -- They’re also known as the Grey Shark or the Sleeper Shark … but they’re not as well known as the Great White although the Greenland rivals their size at over 20 feet long and weighing nearly 2500 pounds. One reason for the animal’s anonymity is their habitat. Native to North Atlantic waters, they prefer colder temperatures and tend to swim as deep as 2200 meters. And they’re thought to have long lifespans, possibly over 200 years. That number was arrived at when a shark was caught and tagged near Greenland in 1936. When it was recaptured in 1952, researchers found it had grown 6 cm longer. Following that formula, a mature 7-meter shark would be more than 200 years old.
Ocean Quahog (qwa-hog) -- Much like the age of a tree can be deduced from its rings, these clams have dark concentric rings or banding on their shells that researchers interpret as annual marks. Judging from those rings, some specimens have been estimated at over 400 years old. In one notorious case from 2006, an ocean quahog clam nicknamed Ming was taken off the coast of Iceland. When its annual marks or growth rings were counted, the clam’s age was calculated at 405. When scientists opened the shell to study the animal’s insides, they effectively killed the clam. However, later analysis including carbon-14 dating proved the clam was actually 507 years old, making it the oldest individual animal whose age could be verified. It also earned Ming a Guinness Record for oldest mollusk. Ming, by the way, was named for the Chinese dynasty that was in power around the time it was born.
Turritopsis Nutricula Jellyfish -- This animal might have actually found the fountain of youth. Endemic to the Caribbean Sea and the Mediterranean, it has the ability to cycle from mature adult stage to primordial birth stage, and back again … seemingly able to repeat the process endlessly. It’s the only species in the world capable of this sort of transformation. At this point researchers are unsure if the creature’s lifespan has any natural limit … maybe that’s why the creature is also known as the Immortal Jellyfish.
Mata Mata Turtle -- In Spanish, the name “Mata Mata” translates to ‘kill kill’, and are found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. They’re identified by their unique neck which is actually longer than its vertebra. That long neck functions as a natural snorkel, allowing the animal to keep its nose above water while staying staying on the bottom of a stream. They can also stretch their neck and open their mouth wide to create a vacuum, enabling them to swallow fish whole, since their jaws aren’t able to chew food. As adults, they’re known to measure around around 18 inches and weigh up to 33 pounds, and are readily available in the exotic pet trade. If you want one, keep few things in mind: They have a steep price tag and they’re known to live between 40 to 75 years … if you really pamper them, they might make it past 100!.
Sea Sponge -- In 2016, a massive sea sponge was found off the Hawaiian coast that measured 3.5 meters long, 1.5 meters wide and 2 meters high, residing over 2000 meters below the surface. That size gives it claim to be the world’s largest sponge … and possibly the oldest living animal in the world! You can see the creature in these pictures from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The images were captured by two remote operated vehicles. The research team that made the discovery hasn’t been able to determine an exact age for the sponge. However, researcher David Wagner said he’s encountered other huge coral species at these depths that can live to be a few thousand years old … with the oldest being 4500 years old!
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Did anyone notice he said "11 oldest creatures"
glad im not the only one that heard that
me
I thought i just misheard him but i guess not 😂
you'd think that they would notice the mistake before they uploaded the video
i
Big object: lands in water Tortoise: *Vietnam flashbacks*
I laughed way too hard reading that. I picture them yelling "INNNNCOMMMINNNG!!!" (Like old veterans) anytime anything startles it or scares it. Too hilarious.
paul young lol
@@mrmememan3026 😂😂😂😂
I thought a tortoise was a dry land animal? Rather than water borne?
Vietnam? Bruh tortoises could be having Civil War flashbacks, and they could have been older than most of the participants when the Civil War even took place :P
500 years chillin just for humans to mess it up 🤦🏽♂️
Name one thing humans haven't messed up. not earth
James Ultron we haven’t messed up the entire ocean
Andy Castro we kind of did tho
@@jamesultron854 the core
@@bunger5535 😂💀
So basically scientists discovered the oldest living mortal creature after killing it. The irony in that statement.
I chuckled quite a bit at that.
Its fucked
What was it? I am curious.
@@wilburmcbride8096 an oyster or clam, something like 500 years old
Nathan Bean it was a Greenland shark that was 512 years old
Poor Ming was probably just in his teens until some bumbling scientists came along.
Lives for 500 years *gets killed* (I leave the comment for 1 year and you lot manage to massacre the reply section)
Am I joke to you
Are we a joke to you
Lol
Now that's bad luck.
Earth : *Exists for 4.5 billion years* Humans : *manage to kill it in less than 400 years*
There's no order in the list it's not top 10 it's just 10
Jedwad Emberpants at least someone is smart here
*11*
@@mycatwashere4760 😭
So you have an immortal animal and it's number 4.😑
Z Zed its not the oldest yet
this isnt a top 10 its 10 oldest living animal
Brah the oldest jelly was 437,671,840 years old......
Z Zed jellyfish found the dragon balls?
It is not a top 10
I need some explaining as to how a potentially several thousand-year-old sponge and a literally immortal jellyfish were beat out by a 100yr old salamander.
Its not by length of life. Its just the top ten oldest living animals, not the top ten oldest living animals in any particular order.
The way the video is presented suggests there is a order, that's why a lot of people are wondering about it. If they didn't mean to follow any particular order, they could at least say it in the video, but this is just my opinion, maybe I'm wrong =/
Chris Gossom plants are living creature, go back to school!
Mandala Putra they are there is a tree here in the uk that is nearly 5000 yrs old
Sponge are actually animals. And plants ARE living things and thus alive so you're wrong no matter how you look at it. Sorry.
he said 11 oldest living creatures
Typo. Get over it
Dumbass. A typo is a typographical error. the narrator is just a fool that can't read properly.
King P 100 you don't have to be mean . he just made a mistake
Mr Negative ikr i was like do i need to reread this
i was about to say that that the second time that has happend
On google i saw a article that said that greenland shark that was nearly 500 yrs old
Not nearly it was over 500 yrs old it was 512yrs old
I just searched for this video after watching that video.
@@wi4101 Me too LEL
Imagine the things these animals have seen throughout the centuries...
Sandy Negron probably nothing, they just mind their own business and do what they want to do
Sandy Negron yeah, one of those shark were alive while the Incas were still around
Sandy Negron but that molusc that was born in the ping dinasty didn't see shit, it doesn't have eyes :v
Tensa Zangetsu way to kill an attempt at imagining something amazing lol thanks
aldlkj lmaoooo 😂 wowwww..
no wonder spongebob hasnt got cancelled yet lol
Haha ikr true 😃😂 =)
Gareon Williams lol
We don't know the lifespan of sponges........... So Spongebob could be 100 as a young adult................
i know 3.5 billion yrs ago ;)
Cancelled now tho
Number 5 - 400 Number 4 - Immortal Number 3 - 100 ????
Someone you Don't Know this isn’t a top 10
ToastCanBePoofy OW yea right
Someone you Don't Know it only says 11 longest living creatures
Someone you Don't Know ikr
ToastCanBePoofy Y the way it’s presented. It should be assnut
that sponge be like: "pfft, i'm twice as old as jesus. come at me bruh" XD
How come the immortal jellyfish isn't #1?!
Pop Land they can die from being eaten which is why they don't live as long
Ivan Hunter yea but i mean all these animals can die from being eaten
thecatfighter1 lmao true
Pop Land they aren't really immortal but turns back into a baby when reached a certain age and repeats
Matt Viacrusis exactly, people believe that they can age over 3000... so it makes no sense that it didnt make it up on the number one place
How bout morgan freeman
Ali. Ant. Lmao true
Ali. Ant. Morman Freegan
Lmao
God Didn't counted
Morgan is god. Ssshhhh
3:39 damn.... 400 years living in a shell, sounds like fun xD
Mary Jane damn Savage
Mary Jane mm mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmm
Some say Kosm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm
Haha😂
"karma"
this fellas accent is all over the place
Sounds like cross between Crocodile Dundee and Seth MacFarlane.
I know I cant handle it. Totally ruins the video
Sounds like a South African trying to be an Australian from the 80s
@@pinkpugginz it's his accent he cant change it you muppet
Sounds like a North Island New Zealander
Number 6 The Greenland Shark. That's wrong. The oldest recorded Greenland Shark was actually recently and it was Estimated to be almost 512 years old. Now they could be off by about 50 to 100 years but even then a 400 year old shark? Look it up
Did they discover it before the video was uploaded?
Another dumbass that did not check the upload date of this video.. yes you are right about what you said, but saying hes wrong when you comment on a video thats 2 years old already makes no goddamn sense.
This vid is 3 years old and you just said recently
why does he say 11 in the beginning when it is 10?
I know right?! lol
11 oldest living creatures
Judge i was about to comment that...
Judge u
Judge lol right
Did anyone else catch that he said 11 oldest living creatures instead of 10
yup
Yep
i did
yep.epic fail
yep fail
This is amazing. The things these creatures have seen over a few generations. Wow.
"11 oldest living creatures" BOI
I think you did it out of order. You went up to imortal and then back down to 100 years, and then up again.
well it wasn't titled TOP 10 it's only titled as 10 oldest living creatures
Well true, but traditionally you save best for last.
Hmm cant argue with that lol
I agree. It was pretty strange to see 100 years after a creature that can live forever, and then even less than 100 as the number 1 creature
Was it supposed to be in order ?
My favorite type of shark is called the "tv shark". It's a type of shark that can't bite me even if it wanted to
mines a megaladon shark ( I think thats how you spell it)
Basking shark.
Lucky yours don't come out and bite you. I wasn't so lucky
Mine bull shark
nurse shark
my grandma should be number 1
That would be my grandma's mom's grandma
who knew counting to 11 was such a challenge
This comment section is full of people making Spongebob jokes, and talking about how he said top 11 in the video beginning. You have been warned.
I wish this comment was at the top, would have saved much time 😂
Yes, indeed. Too bad this video gets dislikes for a small mistake.
Janus í Garði are you feeling it now mr crabs?
Janus í Garði I subscribed then unsubscribed because of that. Stupidity.
David Rogers you unsubscribe for some small mistake man ppl are so stupid for some small little mistake
Did anyone else hear ELEVEN not TEN in the beginning
did anywone know snaping turtle
Vera Corry 😂✋
Lool me too
ya lol
Vera Corry I did
Excellent video! I love contemplating earth, explore and calm down...
Amazing video and amazing content keep it up my friends
Why is the sponge, which is 1000 years old, in slot number 2, and olm, which only lives a century, number 1
Because they're not in any order.
that just seems really stupid O.o
Maybe its a list of their favourite creatures that live very long? Dunno.
+Tim Hansson yeh but it does seem fukt that they've gone in increments from about 200 slowly upwards then drop.
Tim Hansson FINALLY!!! A reasonable person on the internet!
but but but but the oldest living creature in the world is the queen of england
the undead don't count.
Jeanne Santos hahaha
Damn
Is your IQ 10?
Jeanne Santos hahahaha
Great video buddy!
Epic Wildlife: 11 oldest living creatures Belle: but it’s 10
I like how 3rd is immortal and 1st is like a hundred
this isnt a top 10
Robert Wheeler damn right
Certain Greenland sharks have now been pinpointed to be up to 392 years old.
One found has reached around 500 :-D
If they still use growth as the method for pinning an age on them I am highly suspicious of the results. Especially when most creatures that grow indefinitely grow less and less as time goes by.
1503nemanja They don't use size. Greenland sharks have cells that were around since it was born and can be carbon dated to see how old it is.
As far as I remember they use to check the growth of the retina cells to check for the age.
Niels Maschmeyer Either that or eyelids.
100 year old peeps: I can't make anymore babies Tuatara: yeah sure thing **makes eleven offsprings at the age of 111**
So I'd just like to know where you got that music for your video from. Like the only time I heard that same music was from the game "Celestial Command". Is the 'song' or soundtrack a free-to-use title?
11?
I know right! I just got this a few seconds ago. and it said 10 oldest living creatures. I don't get it.
I heard it it said "11"
lol 11
he forgot to mention hillary clinton, she taught the immortal jelly fish its tactic.
+I made this Account to comment lol XD
number 1 everyone's first grade teacher
Good one
It hurts because its true
Actually my kindergarten teacher who died the year after I had her class. Close enough
117 years young, hahahaha I immediately subscribed. Nice video1
i love the narrator!!! such a G
Wish i could live to 500. I will slowly explore the world n the galaxy. Should have space colonization by then..
Ernest Yeap human been around over 500 years and yet we're just dust to all galaxy and you probably want to add another 5000 years lol
Ernest Yeap I just seen a show on nova that by 2050 NASA is putting in motion for people to go to mars they said that our population will be over 10 billion and that's going to be to crowded
500 years isn't the length of dust to you now in terms of the galaxy lol.
you had 1 job!!! 11 oldest living creatures
martywigman 734 yes
Technically Greenland sharks have been known to grow older than 500 years.
A 100 year old salamander? What about a 120 year old human instead?
CabraLad LOL good one mate.
My grandfather is 170 years old
some people dont count humans as animals although simple science shows otherwise
sk8b!t Proof?
#African #Nword #Savage #Kid yeah right
Ok very nice he said 11 and the title says 10 very funny lets all comment it so there are no normal comments left
Tijn ikr it's so annoying. If someone else comments it, there's no need to do it urself !
Fuck the normies
"This one goes to eleven." SPINAL TAP
It's refreshing to actually get a "top" ten list without made up, or washed up sea creatures, photo-shopped clickbait. 10/10
Totally tore that clam up after thrusting in raw dog and tearing it open.
Wonder how old sponge bob is then lol
Corrupt Legacy he's 31
Corrupt Legacy sponge bob is immortal
When he said "mata mata turtle" I like "well i have two in my house"
Please if any one know the name of the music that played at 3:16. I will be grateful.. thank you
The Olm looks alot like an axolotl, I wonder if they just took different evolution paths. Or if they are the same species at all.
Dang it I thought you said “11” oldest animals. I only saw 10☹️😂
What's the music in the end?
Whats the music at number 1?
What's this " Arninmall" can't he say "Animal" 🤗
Wait how are clams even born
idk
Dulphe Seigfried T.U.C Interesting... I'm gonna have to look into this now 😂
Dulphe Seigfried T.U.C they are space travelers from another galaxy and land in the sea
Trey Von Gayle good thing someone is smart😂😂
Because no one has answered properly, the majority of marine bivalves free-spawn ejecting sperm and eggs into the water and the larvae, which are motile (capable of swimming freely), start their development among plankton near the surface of the ocean. When they reach the right size and fully develop all of their organs a layer of tissue called a mantle secretes calcium carbonate forming the shell.
Is this a list or a ranking?
Good job, you killed the clam.
number 3 looks like the first arid boss of lost planet 2
*What about the tress?!?*
Creepy Videos *ANIMALS ONLY FUCK PLANTS*
*FUCK PLANTS*
@ImNotMad ButUR, lmao. Your a legend.
The oldest tree and biggest tree in the world is general sherman
That 200 year old tortoise has seen a lot of wars
Oldest greendland shark is 512 years old! Congrats for climbing up the chart! :D
My favourite shark is the carpet shark
Kauri tree in New Zealand, 2,000 years old. Seen it and felt very humble
The narrator:11 oldest creatures in the world Me:wtf it's says 10 oldest creatures in the world his just killing brain cells
Some of these things are older than the United States
tardigrades never dies
My dog Yoda is a youngin. He's only 4. His first litter, he had a single daughter named her Padme. The second time he had children, he impregnated 2 different females (a few days apart) the first one gave birth to four beautiful chapapies(chihuahua-papion-weenies) The second mother gave birth a few days later to 3 beautiful chipapies. So he's had 8 children all together
I love how the beginning says "11" lol
it says 11oldest but the screen says 10
Wow! That reptile lost it virginity at 111 years old?!?!?!
BaconKoen does that give you hope?
number 1 was Proteus. I live in Slovenia and that creature is unique and beautiful.
This was great..
I'm guess he failed Math at school, so he became a KZheadr.
He said eleven in the beginning
Have you done a top 10 for guesses on where your accent comes from?
Greenland sharks have now been found to be over 400 years old. If I die I'm coming back as one 👍😁
Sad. A creature lives for over 500 years, and then humans kill it by accidant. Humans are truly monsters...*sight*
Well, they didn't mean to kill it, so that should at least count for something. Speaking of humans killing something that has lived for a really long time, have you ever read any of The Far Side?
+Bill Tenth we are monsters it could have lived longer
"humans are truly monsters" a line that can be slapped on anything. a dog kills a kid "dogs are truly monsters." a shark eats someone "sharks are truly monsters" I personally will not take the blame for another's crime, nor will I assume all people or animals are monsters because some are monsters.
IRmightynoob That is true, also in the shark example is just what sharks do and more people around the world are killed by cattle stampedes then by sharks on a yearly basis (and I don't hear nobody calling cows monsters).
Humans are truly monsters, because humans are responsible for the extinction of thousands of species of animals and plants. Humans kills and wear animals bones and skins. Animals done do that. Humans experiment on animals, animals don't do that. Just saying.
anyone thinking that's the turtle from Gumball? ha!
OMG
Cool Gent i forgot about that thing long ago hahahaha
Nerd
Song at 6:40?
Why didn't you mention Abdelaziz Bouteflika !
Welcome to the page of KZhead were every video is a clickbait
did it says 11 oldest living creatures at the start? right? :(
He forgot to put himself on the list!
That is what I said
This is so cool
Imagine being one of those creatures but with conscience of your existence. Just wandering at the bottom of the ocean for decade after decade, doing the same thing every "day". It is just so mysterious the characteristics that led this creatures to evolve to have such a long life span but with such a low reproduction rate.
you killed ming you sick human
Izzul Hafiy I KNOW!?! Which sob okayed that???
don't worry theres millions more just like him. the clams will have their revenge. . .one case of food poisoning at a time. lmfao
"Death to ming"
@@jamesbehrje4279 your rude bro if i was ming i would be unluckily killed by human.
5- 500 years 4- immortal 3- 100 years ??? 2- 4500 years 1- 100 years ??????????
It is so weird
its not TOP 10, its just 10
It’s been 5 years and I’m still waiting for the 11th animal.
Favorite shark has got to be the Mako, fastest in the world, gorgeous beast.
quahog is pronounced kowhog, not kwahog, and it means clam
+s vallejo No they don't, they pronounce it as coe hog.
Pronounced Coe-hog.
Pronounced "Koh hog" not "Kowhog"
+Guy Parris that's what I meant
Julian Rubinstein Ok..cool
where's larry king?
I have a lot of koi fish :D my dad likes keeping beautiful fish.
What are the things attached to the Greenland sharks eyes
Goblin shark
Did anyone notice he said 11 not 10
yes