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minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53·1 month ago At 42 years old, Walnut was considered geriatric for her species. She far surpassed the median life expectancy for white-naped cranes in human care, which is 15 years.
minus-squareDrownedRats@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·1 month agoShe lived almost 3 times the average life expectancy for her species!?! That’s genuinely insane! Imagine a human living to 180 years old!
minus-squarenightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 month agoSingle women live longest
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoThis happens quite often with animals in captivity. Nature is dangerous (and health care is important!)
minus-squareKazuyaDarklight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month ago15 seems to be the captivity average though, not natural average.
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoFair point, I was just speaking generally, and that she actually lived way longer than most of her species since most aren’t in captivity
minus-squareflicker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoWhite napped crane life expectancy in the wild is unknown. So it sounds like you didn’t know that, either.
minus-squareFlocklesscrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoThe secret is murdering your spouses?
She lived almost 3 times the average life expectancy for her species!?! That’s genuinely insane! Imagine a human living to 180 years old!
Single women live longest
This happens quite often with animals in captivity. Nature is dangerous (and health care is important!)
15 seems to be the captivity average though, not natural average.
Fair point, I was just speaking generally, and that she actually lived way longer than most of her species since most aren’t in captivity
White napped crane life expectancy in the wild is unknown.
So it sounds like you didn’t know that, either.
The secret is murdering your spouses?