That would make them older than the bowhead whale, which earlier was believed to have been the oldest vertebrate at about 211 years old, according to the Associated Press.

这使得它们的寿命超过了弓头鲸，之前一直认为寿命在211岁左右的弓头鲸是最长寿的脊椎动物。

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There is one kind of whale, called a Bowhead whale, that can live to be 200 years old.

有一种鲸鱼叫做“弓头鲸”，可以活两百年之久。

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However, the pygmy whales' snouts suggested they were more closely related to the family of whales that includes the bowhead whale.

MSN: Found: Whale thought extinct for 2 million years