The Top Ten Longest Living Animals.

[shrimpchips]

Actually, stuff can die from old age without cancer you know

This might be among the "longest" living animals:

Originally Posted by wikipedia

Ribbon worms (Nemertea)
The largest nemertean and possibly the longest animal is the bootlace worm, Lineus longissimus. A specimen found washed ashore on a beach in St. Andrews, Scotland in 1864 was recorded at a length of 55 m (180 ft).

[Seamazter]

Originally Posted by shrimpchips

This might be among the "longest" living animals:

Nice one.

[justinl]

for the record, sharks can get cancer. It has been documented in captivity. Also, while old age increases likelyhood of getting cancer, cancer isn't the cause; it's a symptom. decreased immune functionality, deteriorating muscle mass, shortening telomeres, decreased metabolism, worn out joints etc etc are all results of old age.

[Funky_Fish14]

To add another one that is pretty interesting... The Greenland Shark. Not only is it's lifespan impressive, but its slow rate of growth (indicating possible long life span, going with the afforementioned trend).

Scientists have suggested it can live up to 200, even 400 years. It was on 'dirty jobs' once, and the researcher suggested they could live for 200-400 years IIRC.

Couple links:

http://www.marinebiodiversity.ca/sha.../greenland.htm
http://www.examiner.com/x-4002-Green...d-for-dog-food

Interesting stuff, all the ones previously listed!