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[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 77 points 1 month ago

At 42 years old, Walnut was considered geriatric for her species. She far surpassed the median life expectancy for white-naped cranes in human care, which is 15 years.

[-] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 68 points 1 month ago

She lived almost 3 times the average life expectancy for her species!?! That's genuinely insane! Imagine a human living to 180 years old!

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 month ago

This happens quite often with animals in captivity. Nature is dangerous (and health care is important!)

[-] fristislurper@feddit.nl 8 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately there are many counterexamples, large animals that live long in the wild tend to have shorter lives in zoos, like elephants, hippos, and monkeys.

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