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Why Some Animals Live for Only Days and Others Live for Thousands of Years
- ljf 1y agoWrong link? This goes to a 2023 article on DeSantiss https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/desantiss-florida-approves-climate-denial-videos-in-schools/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/desantiss-florida... Correct link; https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-some-animals-live-for-only-days-and-others-live-for-thousands-of-years/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-some-animals-...
- stevenjgarner 1y agoThank you for catching that.
- kbelder 1y agoThe examples they give of animals that live for thousands of years are the Shoestring fungus, the Great Basin bristlecone pine, and the Hexactinellid sea sponge. I guess the sea sponge is an animal, but I wouldn't consider the other two as such.