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There are corals known to live for thousands of years, and bowhead whales are estimated to live for centuries, but land animals rarely have such lengthy life spans. The current record holder for the longest currently living terrestrial animal goes to a tortoise named Jonathan.
Confidence votes 56. The largest animal alive to day is the Blue Whale. The Blue Whale is the largest animal EVER alive! Because it's so big, an animal that size can only live in the ocean, because if it was on land, its weight would collapse on itself and it would crush its own bones! Although it is extremely big, it only eats small fish, like krill.