How Long Do Turtles Usually Live?

Since turtles have been on earth for more than 200 million years, A lot is known about these creatures. Most turtles usually live for several decades and can potentially even outlive human beings. Sea turtles are known to have even longer life spans and can live to be a few hundred years old. They are also the longest living animals on earth. While, scientists estimate that other species such as the painted turtle can often only live up to 40 years in the wild, but in captivity they do not live nearly as long.