Life of a human and many other animals is shorter than it should be. Why is it that Land Tortoises can live close to 200 years and we can only make it to half that if we’re lucky? We have the similar vital body parts don’t we? How come theirs lasts so much longer? Or better yet… tree’s like the Sequoia, Giant can live up to 2,000 – 3,000 years old, now of course they are no where close to us but why not study it? If other plants and animals have access to such long life spans, there must be a way we can somehow learn from them and extend ours.
Great questions Tom. Wish I knew the answers. Maybe someday we will achieve these epic lifespans?
Your post reminds me of an article I just read a few days ago. You might find it interesting:
http://io9.com/5371455/the-oldest-living-things-in-the-world/gallery/
A quote from drunk Stewie (from Family Guy) “the only reason we die is because we accept it as an inevitability”. When I saw that it felt like they stole my opinion right out of my head and put it in a drunk kid!
That’s an interesting find Matt, the La Llareta is weird looking. I wish they would talk about them more than they do.