🐋 ~ Scientists Have Found A 268-Year-Old Whale, That’s Probably 25 Years Older Than USA! ~ |

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Shreya Chauhan,

Scientists may have found a whale that is older than USA – the whale may have been alive since 25 years before the USA existed.

Scientists have made the discovery that many mammals live far longer than expected, meaning the Bowhead whale has an average 268-year life expectancy. This whale lives in the Arctic and was previously known to live at least 211 years. One whale was dated using amino acids from its eye.

However, Australian researchers used a genetic ‘clock’ to predict animals’ lifespans, and they say the whales live nearly 60 years longer than that. They worked out the math after studying 42 genes and using a chemical process called methylation (method used to predict life expectancy). (READ MORE)