Random Animals Who Lived Way Longer Than the Rest of Their Species (21 items)

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  (#5) Jonathan the Seychelles Giant Tortoise

  At this point, you've probably picked up on the fact that tortoises can live a long, long time. Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise is different in that he is still alive and believed to be roughly 183 years old. He lives on the island of Saint Helena, where the five-pence coin has Jonathan's image on the reverse side.
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  (#16) Ol' Billy the Horse

  On average, horses live for about 25 to 30 years, but Bill here was born in 1760 in London and died in 1822 at the ripe old age of 62, making him the oldest horse ever on record. His remains were split up, and his taxidermied head ended up on display at the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum. 
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  (#4) Tu'i Malila the Tortoise

  Tu'i Malila was a radiated tortoise said to have been given to the royal family of Tonga by Captain James Cook during his 18th century visit. There's debate about whether Tu'i Malila was male or female, but either way, this tortoise hatched around 1777 and died in 1965, making it 188 years old at the time of its death. Its body is preserved in the Tongan National Center on the island of Tongatapu. 
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  (#15) Wisdom the Albatross

  Wisdom, a female Laysan albatross, was born around 1951 and is listed as the oldest bird living in the wild. Wisdom is tagged, so we know that this wild bird has flown over three million miles since 1956. 
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  (#2) Adwaita the Aldabra Giant Tortoise

  Adwaita, a male giant tortoise, lived at the Alipore Zoological Gardens of Kolkata, India until his death in 2006 after he cracked his shell and got a liver infection. At the time of his death, he was believed to be 255 years old, making him the oldest terrestrial animal on record.
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  (#10) Lin Wang the Asian Elephant

  Lin Wang was an Asian elephant born in 1917 that served with the Chinese Expeditionary Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He was relocated to Taiwan and lived out the rest of his life at the Taipei Zoo, becoming the most famous animal in the country. Known affectionately by the nickname "Grandpa Lin Wang," this ancient elephant died in 2003 at the age of 86.

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