How Old Is the Oldest Bowhead Whale?

Writing in the journal Scientific Reports, Dr Benjamin Mayne, a molecular biologist at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Canberra, said: “Bowhead whales are thought to be the longest living mammal, with one individual estimated as 211 years old.

What's the oldest whale ever?

Bowhead Whale

With an average lifespan of about 200 years, the bowhead whale is the oldest existing whale species in the world. They are some of the longest-living mammals in the world and many bowhead whale specimens are estimated to be over 100 years old.

What is the oldest animal on earth?

This tortoise was born in 1777. Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise living on the island of Saint Helena, is reported to be about 189 years old, and may, therefore, be the oldest currently living terrestrial animal if the claim is true. Harriet, a Galápagos tortoise, died at the age of 175 years in June 2006.