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Generally, African elephants live to the age of about 60 years. They generally die of starvaion when their 6th and final set of teeth wears away. There are probably documented records of lifespans of zoo elephants. Peter Winhall

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elephants are not the longest living animals. the giant tortoise is the longest living land animal, up to 150 years. In october of 2007, scientists found a quahog clam that was estimated to be 405 years old, previously the oldest was around 200 years.

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