Longevity and Conservation Wisdom, a 69-year-old female Laysan Albatross that currently holds the record as the oldest-known wild bird, may have produced as many as 36 chicks over the course of her life.
2 Blue and yellow macaw
Parrots are the only birds that can live longer than people, with a life expectancy of up to 100 years. The oldest blue and yellow macaw on record even lived to 104 in England.
#1 Cocky Bennett the Cockatoo
With a reported lifespan of 120 years, Cocky Bennett was the oldest bird of all time.
There are a number of marine species that outlive humans, and the mammal species that holds the record for longevity is the bowhead whale, which can live for 200 years - or more.
Cockatoos have been known to live well over 40 years in captivity.
Perhaps the most famous extinct bird, this near-mythical animal was found only on Mauritius, a small island east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
Highlights. Scientists are trying to find out why some animals live so long, The jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii has no brain and heart and is considered the only immortal creature on Earth By reducing the metabolic process, the Antarctic sponge can live upto 5,000 to 15,000 years.
Portugal dog Bobi breaks record for oldest dog ever At 30 years and 266 days and counting, Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, has broken the century-old world record for oldest dog ever, according to Guinness World Records.
The ocean quahog is a fist-size clam that can live to be 500 years or older. Some researchers believe the sturdy quahog's secret to a long life is its ability to protect its proteins from damage.
Birds sleep an average of 10 to 12 hours at night, but it could vary because they sleep more in winter and less in summer. That's because they don't need to use much energy during the cold winter season.
The earliest known (from fossils) bird is the 150-million-year-old Archaeopteryx, but birds had evolved before then. A range of birds with more advanced features appeared soon after Archaeopteryx. One group gave rise to modern birds in the Late Cretaceous.
And since magpies can live between 25 and 30 years and are territorial, they can develop lifelong friendships with humans.
Here's how scientists found it again. Scientists have captured video of a black-naped pheasant-pigeon on an island in Papua New Guinea. It was the first time the bird had been documented since 1882.
The Egyptian phoenix was said to be as large as an eagle, with brilliant scarlet and gold plumage and a melodious cry. Only one phoenix existed at any time, and it was very long-lived—no ancient authority gave it a life span of less than 500 years.
The Sign Eviota, Eviota sigillata, a tiny coral reef fish, completes its entire life cycle within an eight week period. This species has the shortest lifespan of any vertebrate.
The oldest horse ever was called Old Billy, who was foaled in Woolston, Lancashire in 1760, and was 62 years old when he died on November 27, 1822.
Of those that do exist, the oldest-known jellyfish fossils, found in Utah, date to 505 million years ago and have enough detail to show clear relationships with some modern species of jellyfish.
Regenerating flatworms
This apparently limitless regeneration also applies to aging and damaged tissue, allowing the worms to cheat death indefinitely, according to a study at the University of Nottingham.
Most jellyfish live one to three years, but certain species can live from days to decades. Jellyfish have complex life cycles, beginning with fertilized larvae floating in the ocean. The larvae sink and attach to the seabed or coral reefs, from there they develop into 'polyps'.
What is a Thylacine? The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus: dog-headed pouched-dog) is a large carnivorous marsupial now believed to be extinct. It was the only member of the family Thylacinidae to survive into modern times. It is also known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf.
Dromornis planei was a massive bird with a formidable bill. It belonged to a uniquely Australian family of extinct flightless birds, the dromornithids (mihirungs). Because of the close relationship between mihirungs and ducks, Dromornis planei has been nicknamed the 'Demon Duck of Doom'.
Over-harvesting of the birds, combined with habitat loss and a losing competition with the newly introduced animals, was too much for the dodos to survive. The last dodo was killed in 1681, and the species was lost forever to extinction.