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[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 month ago (9 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 month ago (8 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 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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