The Longest-Lived Organisms on Earth

Jeanne Calment holds the verified human longevity record at 122 years. But that figure is far behind the lifespan of other life forms on Earth, such as the arched whale, more than 200 years old, Greenland sharks, 400 years old, North American mussels, 507 years old.

And the champion of life on Earth belongs to the Siberian underground freeze bacteria, which is 500,000 years old, which existed long before modern humans appeared.