What has the shortest lifespan?

#1: Mayfly — The Shortest Lifespan of Any Known Animal
These insects are the shortest living animals on the planet, as the adult lifespan of a fly from this species is only 24 hours.
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Which mammal has the shortest lifespan?

According to the longevity records, a comprehensive database of animal lifespans, the shortest living of all the mammals is the Muller's Giant Sunda Rat.
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What has a lifespan of 1 day?

Mayfly has the shortest lifespan on Earth — 24 hours or less.
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What has the longest lifespan?

The Greenland shark has the longest known life span of all vertebrates, estimated to be between 300 and 500 years. Found in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, the species can reach an astonishing 21 feet in length and mostly eats fish, but has been spotted hunting seals.
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How old is the oldest animal?

The ocean quahog is a species of edible clam, a marine bivalve mollusk. Ocean quahogs live in the Atlantic and can live more than 400 years old. At 507 years of age, Ming the clam broke the Guinness World Record as the oldest animal in the world.
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The Shortest and Longest Lifespans of Animals



Can you live for 200 years?

Humans may be able to live for between 120 and 150 years, but no longer than this "absolute limit" on human life span, a new study suggests.
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What animal is immortal?

To date, there's only one species that has been called 'biologically immortal': the jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii. These small, transparent animals hang out in oceans around the world and can turn back time by reverting to an earlier stage of their life cycle.
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What bug only lives for 24 hours?

Mayflies only live for 24 hours and hold the record for the shortest living life cycle on earth. This might be good news to anyone who hates bugs, but not all bugs have short lifespans.
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What animals only live for a day?

#1: Mayfly — The Shortest Lifespan of Any Known Animal

These insects are the shortest living animals on the planet, as the adult lifespan of a fly from this species is only 24 hours.
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What dog has the longest lifespan?

The current longest-living dog in Guinness record is hold by an Australian cattle dog named Bluey who lived for 29 years. As a typical working breed, Australian cattle dogs are energetic, intelligent and respond well to training. Also, they form a strong attachment with their owners.
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What animal has the longest pregnancy?

Elephant Gestation

At up to 23 months, elephants boast the longest gestation period of any land animal. They also boast big babies: a newborn elephant weighs about 230 pounds (105 kilograms).
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How old is Peppa Pig's?

Wait, who is Peppa Pig? Peppa Pig is a four-year-old animated cartoon pig who has been appearing on a British children's show of the same name since 2004.
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How old do horses live?

The average horse lives for 25 to 30 years. However, in rare cases, domestic horses have lived into their 50s or 60s. There are many factors that affect the lifespan of a horse including: Nutrition.
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How long can a turtle live?

For example, a typical pet turtle can live between 10 and 80 years or so while larger species can easily live over 100 years. Sea turtles typically live between 30 and 50 years, and some anecdotal record show that they could live up to 150 years.
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What insect only lives for 3 days?

“Fly fast, mate quickly, die young.” If mayflies had a motto, that would probably be it. That's because these elegant insects have among the shortest adult lives of any insect. Indeed, scientists have named this group of insects the Ephemeroptera, Latin for “short-lived flyer.”
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Can bugs feel pain?

Over 15 years ago, researchers found that insects, and fruit flies in particular, feel something akin to acute pain called “nociception.” When they encounter extreme heat, cold or physically harmful stimuli, they react, much in the same way humans react to pain.
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What animal has 32 brains?

Leech has 32 brains. A leech's internal structure is segregated into 32 separate segments, and each of these segments has its own brain. Leech is an annelid.
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What animal has no brain?

Almost all animals have a brain, but there are a few exceptions. There is one organism that has no brain or nervous tissue of any kind: the sponge. Sponges are simple animals, surviving on the sea floor by taking nutrients into their porous bodies.
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What animal Cannot feel pain?

Summary: Fish do not feel pain the way humans do, according to a team of neurobiologists, behavioral ecologists and fishery scientists. The researchers conclude that fish do not have the neuro-physiological capacity for a conscious awareness of pain. Fish do not feel pain the way humans do.
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Why do we live?

We live because there are people who love us, and people we love back. We live because we want to find out things, and learn, and become able to do things that we would like to do. We live because others want us to, and we want them to live along with us. We live because we have hope, and want to see what happens next.
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How long did cavemen live for?

First and foremost is that while Paleolithic-era humans may have been fit and trim, their average life expectancy was in the neighborhood of 35 years. The standard response to this is that average life expectancy fluctuated throughout history, and after the advent of farming was sometimes even lower than 35.
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Does Peppa Pig have 4 eyes?

Topics. SHE'S one of the most popular children's characters on TV today, but until now, no one knew what Peppa Pig looked like “face on”. The animated pig always appears side on, so only half of her face is ever seen. However, bizarrely, two eyes and two nostrils are visible from this angle.
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