Why Some Animals Live for Only Days and Others Live for Thousands of Years

Wrong link?<p>This goes to a 2023 article on DeSantiss <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;desantiss-florida-approves-climate-denial-videos-in-schools&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;desantiss-florida...</a><p>Correct link; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;why-some-animals-live-for-only-days-and-others-live-for-thousands-of-years&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;why-some-animals-...</a>

The examples they give of animals that live for thousands of years are the Shoestring fungus, the Great Basin bristlecone pine, and the Hexactinellid sea sponge.<p>I guess the sea sponge is an animal, but I wouldn&#x27;t consider the other two as such.