Here the term “longest - lived animal ” excludes colonial organisms, such as coral, which are thought to have lived for thousands of years.
نستثني هنا الحيوانات التي تعيش في مستعمرات ،‏ كالمرجان مثلا ،‏ اذ يقدَّر عمرها بآلاف السنين .‏