What are some of the educational resources available for learning more about animal lifespans?

Mammals. Table 1. Record Life Spans (years) of Mammals. ((+) indicates that individual was still alive at the time that life span was recorded). Order/Family ... In general, however, the life span variation among species falls into a fairly narrow range of time. The shortest life spans, which last a single life cycle, ... The average life expectancy of an African elephant is around 70 years, while their slightly smaller relative, the Asian elephant, has a life expectancy of ... Jan 5, 2015 ... The circumpolar bowhead whale can live for more than 200 years, making them the world's longest-lived mammals. And remarkably, compared to ... Jan 30, 2025 ... Without question, the oldest living animals on record are glass sponges. One deep-sea species, Monorhaphis chuni, was aged at 17,000 years. Dec 18, 2015 ... A bowhead whale mother and calf. The bowhead is the longest-lived of all. In 2007, Inupiat hunters in Alaska found an antique harpoon head ... Nov 11, 2021 ... The longest-lived species, however, boosted their lifespan even further by tweaking their DNA repair, insulin signaling and immune-modulation ... Aug 15, 2023 ... For example, the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is the longest-lived mammal on the earth with a maximum lifespan (MLS) in excess of 200 ... Oct 30, 2018 ... “The more cortical neurons a species has, the longer it lives—doesn ... species is long-lived,” argues Herculano-Houzel. Function of ... Nov 1, 2019 ... ... longest-lived members of their species. In fact, of the populations analyzed, average lifespans were on average 16% of a species' maximum ...