Is there any animal or plant that dont die and stay alive?

Our planet is old.

Like really old.

Hundreds of millions of years old.

Throughout that time, there have been a lot of different things that have lived on the surface.

There hasn't been anything that's lived forever here on Earth.

But there are some organisms with extraordinary lifespans.

Some trees can potentially live for thousands of years under the right conditions.

American aspens grow in huge groups that are technically the same tree connected by a large underground root system.

The largest and potentially oldest group is located in Utah.

It's nicknamed Pando, Latin for I spread out and some scientists theorize that the whole organism is 80,000 years old.

You won't find an animal that old, but there are some significant outliers for age.

Tortoises, for example, are known for their extremely long lives.

The longest living tortoise was an Aldabra giant tortoise named Adwaita, thought to be somewhere around 255 years old.

And if you think that's old, let me introduce you to the glass sponge.

These super rare organisms live in the ocean and it's estimated that they could live for up to 15,000 years if undisturbed.

That means there could be glass sponges alive today who were around with the last of the mammoths and the saber-toothed tigers.

There are things on Earth other than plants and animals that are alive.

Say hello to the humongous fungus.

Its actual name is the honey fungus.

It lives in Oregon, and it grows slowly, covering more than 2300 acres now.

And it might be more than 8000 years old, thanks to its ability to clone itself when reproducing.

We're always learning more about the living things around us.

And who knows, maybe the oldest organism is still somewhere around us waiting to be discovered.

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