longevity, n.Trivia

Giant tortoises can live in captivity longer than any other animal

A healthy lifestyle can add up to seven years to your life, according to German and US researchers.

Nikola Tesla drank whisky every day, thinking it would make him live for 150 years.

Salmon live 4-5 years, but can live up to 7 years.

Octopi are genetically wired to die soon after mating.

Koi fish have been known to live for over 200 years.

Crocodiles do not die of old age because they do not age biologically. Instead, they die of either disease or starvation.

Right-handed people live, on average; nine years longer than left handed people.

Charles Darwin’s pet turtle outlived him by 124 years. It was 176 years old by the time it passed away.

Killer Whale females live up to 90 years.

Flamingos can live up to 80 years old

There are whales alive today who were born before Moby Dick was written

Butterflies are short-lived --- The average life-span of a Monarch butterfly is two months.

Bats are tiny but can live as long as 40 years

Lobsters can live up to 50 years

In 2007, a Bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast was found to have a harpoon in it manufactured in Massachusetts around 1890, suggesting that the whale survived a hunt over a century ago.

Shrimp, in Japan, are a symbol for longevity because of their long beards (antennae) and hunched backs

Crocodiles can live up to 100 years

Flies have a life span of 10 to 25 days

Greenland Sharks born around the time of the American Civil War are still juveniles. The maximum lifespan of a Greenland Shark is 400-500 years old.