Sea sponge the size of a minivan discovered in ocean depths off Hawaii

• Scientists find immense creature 2,100m below surface of the ocean
• Researcher: 'It's probably in the order of centuries to millennia old'

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Deep sea scientists exploring the remote waters between Hawaii and Midway atoll have found a gigantic sea sponge "about the size of a minivan" that could be the oldest animal on earth.