The Shortest and Longest Lifespans of Animals

Time. Tick tock. We live only a tiny fraction of time that our planet has been around for. Even humanity itself is very young. But life span is a really relative term: there are creatures on our planet that live much shorter lives than us humans, and those who outlive all of us by far… while some are close to immortality. See for yourself. Mayfly — 24 hours or less Has the shortest lifespan on Earth Drone ant — 3 days Is the shortest-living among ants Male mosquito — 1 week Doesn’t drink blood. Good to know. Housefly — 15-25 days Can lay up to 1,000 eggs in its lifetime Female mosquito — 1 month DOES drink blood. Dragonfly — 4 months The largest extinct dragonfly had a wing span of 30 in Bed bug — up to 6 months They have 7 stages of life Moon jellyfish — up to 18 months The most popular jellyfish in the world. What, on Instagram? House mouse — 1 year Can squeeze into a ¼ inch hole Panther chameleon — 1 year The shortest liver among reptiles Mole — 3 years Moles have kitchens where they store food Pigeon — 4 years Homing pigeons are easy to train for mail delivery Guinea pig — 4 years They have best buds and recognize their owners Honeybee — 5 years Hive mind gives them a sort of telepathy Dumbo octopus — 5 years Their “Dumbo ears” are fins at the top Red panda — 7 years They use their tails to cover from cold Opossum — 8 years Not to be confused with possum! (more on that later) Chicken — 9 years The most popular poultry in the world Kangaroo — 10 years They can use their tail as a lever to box with their hind legs Hummingbird — 12 years Their hearts make 1,200 beats per minute Cheetah — 12 years The fastest land animal alive Brushtail possum — 13 years These ones are related to kangaroos Dog — 13 years The Great Dane can reach over 7 ft standing on its hind legs Tiger — 15 years The largest of the cat species Domestic cat — 16 years Maine Coons reach over 3 ft in body length Platypus — 17 years The only venomous mammal in the world, other than say, old girlfriends. Just kidding. Cow — 20 years Knickers the steer is the tallest bovine ever with 6’4” in height Lion — 20 years Females usually do all the hunting for the lion pride, while males rest Polar bear — 20-30 years Polar bears are apex predators — they have no natural enemies Queen ant — 20-30 years Mother to thousands of ants Giraffe — 25 years The tallest living creature in the world Grizzly bear — 30 years They can run at 30 mph and climb trees Bald eagle — 32 years One of the most famous symbols of the USA Giant panda — 35 years They have a pseudo-thumb they use to hold bamboo Horse — 40 years The Przewalski’s horse is the only truly wild member of this species Camel — 40 years There are two types of camels: Dromedary (1 hump) and Bactrian (2 humps) Common goldfish — up to 40 years. Ha. Not in my house. The oldest goldfish lived for 43 years Orangutan — 45 years Their arm span is bigger than their height White rhinoceros — 50 years It’s not actually white, but dark grey Andean condor — 50 years The largest bird in the world Laysan albatross — 55 years They’re incredibly clumsy on land Tuatara — 60 years They have a third eye on top of their heads Longfin eel — 60 years No one knows where they give birth to their young Macaw — 65 years Some macaws live more than 100 years Human — 68-73 years on average. Your mileage may vary. We’re the most numerous mammals on Earth Olm — 69 years It’s called “human-fish” for its fleshy skin African bush elephant — 70 years Mother bush elephants bear their cubs for 22 months Great white shark — 70 years They can’t stop swimming to stay alive Japanese koi fish — over 70 years Can potentially live for hundreds of years Orca — 75 years They can even hunt sharks! Gray whale — 77 years Small creatures cover its skin, making it look patched Kakapo — 80 years The world’s only flightless parrot European eel — 88 years In its first stage of life it’s virtually transparent Blue whale — 90 years The biggest animal that ever lived Nile crocodile — 95 years They may have lived alongside dinosaurs Pacific ocean perch — 98 years They wish they could be centenarians :( American lobster — 100 years There’s such a thing as a rainbow lobster Japanese spider crab — 100 years Their long legs are exceptionally brittle White sturgeon — 104 years An important food fish Freshwater pearl mussel — over 110 years Pearls are, in fact, pieces of debris covered in mucus Aldabra giant tortoise — 120 years The largest tortoise on the planet Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise — 125 years A popular pet reptile Rougheye rockfish — 140 years Some fish can live to be more than 200 years old Geoduck — 150 years Both the largest and longest-living mollusk on Earth Lake sturgeon — 152 years Member of a family of 27 species Galapagos tortoise — 170 years The oldest living tortoises Orange roughy — 175 years Some of the few deepwater fish that go to food Bowhead whale — 200 years They can leap entirely out of the water Red sea urchin — 210 years It has feet protruding from its belly Quahog clam — 225 years The oldest clam (507 years old) was conceived during Chinese Ming dynasty Giant tube worm — 250 years It consists of numerous tiny creatures that are constantly recycled Greenland shark — over 270 years The longest-living vertebrate Giant tube sponge — over 2,000 years Despite the lack of any organs, they can feed and reproduce Coral reef — 4,000 years Great Barrier Reef is visible from space Turritopsis dohrnii — forever It’s biologically immortal. Can go back to being polyp and grow up again infinitely Well that’s all I have time for…

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Length: 10min 42sec (642 seconds)

Published: Sat Feb 29 2020