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World’s Longest-Living Animals
Scientists often study animals that live for hundreds of years, hoping to learn how to extend human life. They recently discovered that the Greenland shark, a major Arctic Ocean predator, can live for 400 years. Like the shark, many of the creatures listed on this graph live in the sea. How might that contribute to their longevity?