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29 Δεκ 2021 · Bowhead whales live in the chilly Arctic and subarctic waters year-round. The bowhead is the fifth largest whale in the ocean, reaching up to 60 feet in length. Bowhead whales are among the heaviest animals on Earth with their weight between 75-100 tons.
27 Μαΐ 2024 · The ocean quahog clam can live for more than 500 years, making it one of the longest-living animals. Bowhead whales can reach ages over 200 years, due to their slow metabolism and cold Arctic habitats. The Greenland shark, the longest-living vertebrate, can live up to 400 years, determined by radiocarbon dating of proteins in their eye lenses.
Blue whales are among Earth's longest-lived animals. Scientists have discovered that by counting the layers of a deceased whale's waxlike earplugs, they can get a close estimate of the animal's...
18 Φεβ 2024 · So, if they’re more akin to humans than fish, why do they live in the ocean? Around 50 million years ago, the ancestors of whales lived on the land. We know this by looking at whale...
16 Φεβ 2024 · World's Longest Living Mammal: The Bowhead Whale The bowhead whale ( Balaena mysticetus ), also known as the Arctic whale, is a baleen whale species belonging to the family Balaenidae .
15 Ιουλ 2024 · The longest accurately measured blue whale is a female who clocked in at 97 feet (23.5 meters)—but there are reports of blue whales that reached 108 feet (33 meters) in length. Just how big is...
23 Ιουλ 2016 · One study in the journal Aging Research Reviews notes a deep-sea sponge from the species Monorhaphis chuni lived to be 11,000 years old. Yes, a sponge is an animal—and it has a remarkable life...