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Awesome. If they start breeding at 5, and she's already nearly 75, then potentially she lived to see a (grand)^13-child of herself being hatched. And her (grand
by Qem 2y ago
Awesome. If they start breeding at 5, and she's already nearly 75, then potentially she lived to see a (grand)^13-child of herself being hatched. And her (grand)^13-child will still see a (grand)^12-uncle/aunt hatch.
- 867-5309 2y agounexpected exponent
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoYeah, I would've expected something like /(great-){13}grandchild/, tbh...
- dmd 2y agoin bagging area
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- hammock 2y agoSome other animals | Animal | Lifespan | Breeding Frequency | Potential Generations They Can Witness| |---------------|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------| | Turtles | Over 100 years | Every few years | 10-20 generations | | Whales | Over 200 years | Every 2-5 years | 20-30 generations | | Koi Fish | Over 200 years | Multiple times a year | 30-50 generations | | Elephants | 60-70 years | Every 4-5 years | 10-15 generations | Forget about trees, which breed annually and you can find 10-100+ generations around a mother tree; fungi (similar); or bacteria, which can witness 1000+ generations in its lifetime
- Rendello 2y agoDefine "witness" ;)
- xerox13ster 2y agoTo gain an understanding of the implicit definition of his use of this word, I suggest you go read some literature. There exist a whole host of literature that are witness to a broad and eclectic vernacular. :)
- TacticalCoder 2y agoAnd Jonathan the tortoise is believed to be the oldest land animal at 192 years old [1] When I was a kid (I'm 51 y/o now) I remember learning that there were still one or two tortoise alive that were born before the... French revolution (1789). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(tortoise) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(tortoise)
- NooneAtAll3 2y agomeanwhile, the immortal jellyfish: