Visualizing the Biomass of All the World’s MammalsĮven as we understand more about the world we live in, certain aspects of it remain undefined or hard to comprehend. Slowly but surely, as human life expectancy continues to grow, our species seems destined to climb up the age ladder-and who knows, we may even be able to eventually live beyond some of the other creatures on this list. While figures in the one-hundredth of a percent range may sound underwhelming, this is still a 1,500% jump from the 33,000 centenarians that lived in the 1950s. Here are the countries where they are most common compared to their respective populations. The number of centenarians-those 100 or more years old-stands at 570,000 today. If they didn’t, that would be a very cruel experiment. Some experiments have even shown sponges reform and have their cells swim back together when blended up in a blender. In addition, sponges have no tissue and each of their individual cells can do the same job of any other cell. These cool creatures live on the reef surface of the ocean, and are bowl shaped, which provides habitat for many other invertebrates including crabs, shrimps, as well as fish. The giant barrel sponge can live for 2,300 years. Not surprisingly, processes like these are getting plenty of human attention in gene therapy and scientific research.
The immortal jellyfish, otherwise known as Turritopsis dohrnii, is biologically immortal.Įssentially, these creatures revert and transition backwards from sexual maturity towards sexual immaturity in a process called transdifferentiation-where adult cells are converted into other types of tissue. This makes the deep-sea tube worm one of the few animals on Earth that does not derive its nutrients (either directly or indirectly) from sunlight. Instead, the bacteria living inside their bodies helps to transform the sulfur from nearby hydrothermal vents into energy. The deep-sea tube worm, also known as Riftia pachyptila, lives until about 250 years old, though in some cases this can stretch much further.Īmazingly, they have no digestive system, mouth, or anus, and thus do not consume food to survive in a traditional sense. Here are some of the longest living animals, where even with advancements in modern medicine, humans are likely far off from matching. Let’s take a closer look at lifespans in the animal kingdom. This graphic from Alan’s Factory Outlet covers the life expectancy of 50 different animals ranging from amphibians to arthropods, and even includes one species that’s immortal ( well, in theory). With this rise in life expectancy, how do human lifespans now rank compared to other animals? Some might argue this is one of mankind’s greatest achievements. But thanks to recent breakthroughs in technology and modern medicine, humans are now born with an average life expectancy closer to 80 years. Ranked: The Life Expectancy of Humans and 49 Other Animalsįor most of history, average life expectancy at birth for humans has stood around 30 years.
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