10 of the Oldest Living Animals in the Entire World

Elkhorn corals

Did you know that corals aren’t plants? They are actually colonies of tiny living invertebrates called polyps, and unlike plants, these corals capture their food rather than making it. They also might be the longest-living animals in the world. Researchers estimate that the elkhorn corals in Florida and the Caribbean may actually have originated more than 5,000 years ago, proving that they’re resilient little sea creatures. Check out these “facts” about animals you have all wrong.

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