Wow Old Age

[viper69]

The oldest known wild bird!

World's oldest known bird breeding again at 73

A Laysan Albatross known as 'Wisdom' is the world's oldest known bird, aged at least 73. She has returned to her nest at Midway Atoll for the 2023-24 breeding season.

www.birdguides.com

 

[Ratmosphere]

Never knew a bird that old could breed! Very cool. Hope she makes it past 100!

 

[Tarantulasareanimalstoo]

Here I am at 17 still just trying to make friends at work

 

[Brewser]

A Barrel Sponge estimated at 2300 years.

A Ocean Quahog (Clam) estimated at over 500.

Jonathon the Giant Tortoise born c. 1832... do the math.

The Oldest Living Thing according to tree ring data is a Bristle Cone Pine Tree.
Known As " Methuselah " located in Eastern California... Four Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Three.

" I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer, the future's uncertain and the end is always near "

 

[Tarantulasareanimalstoo]

Yeah I think I've heard about the tortoise... those animals alone are freaking awesome and you didn't even mention ones like the Turritopsis dohrnii

 

[goofyGoober99]

Recently learned about the Greenland shark (Somniosis microcephalus). They can live for 500 years which is absolutely insane.

 

[Brewser]

One Theory on Greenland Sharks Longevity is it's very slow metabolism due to living in the Deep Cold North Atlantic Waters.

A Very Cool Fish, They Get Big too ...

 

[Tarantulasareanimalstoo]

There’s a parasite that specifically targets the eyes of Greenland sharks causing them to go blind. You can sometimes see them when looking at pictures of the G sharks. I know it’s off topic but the more you know

 

[goofyGoober99]

One Theory on Greenland Sharks Longevity is it's very slow metabolism due to living in the Deep Cold North Atlantic Waters.

A Very Cool Fish, The Get Big too ...

Their gestation periods are also over a decade

 

[Glorfindel]

Their gestation periods are also over a decade

It can take up to 150 years before they become sexually mature.

 

[darkness975]

There’s a parasite that specifically targets the eyes of Greenland sharks causing them to go blind. You can sometimes see them when looking at pictures of the G sharks. I know it’s off topic but the more you know

I remember seeing somewhere once that not all Greenland sharks suffer from those copepods latching onto their eyes.

I wonder what makes the difference.

 

[Tarantulasareanimalstoo]

Luck maybe? Who knows... maybe it's a preference from the copepods. Maybe it's a depth thing where ones that live deeper are less likely to to come across the copepods or maybe if they swim in more "shallow" waters.