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Uncle Joe

(58,300 posts) Tue Sep 28, 2021, 03:29 PM Sep 2021

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Why do animals have such different lifespans? - Joao Pedro de Magalhaes

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Why do animals have such different lifespans? - Joao Pedro de Magalhaes (Original Post) Uncle Joe Sep 2021 OP

It seems the natural lifespan in my family is about a century... hunter Sep 2021 #1

... Uncle Joe Sep 2021 #2

hunter

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1. It seems the natural lifespan in my family is about a century...

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue Sep 28, 2021, 07:46 PM

Sep 2021

...but usually less if we eat bacon or have ever uttered the phrase, "hold my beer..."

Uncle Joe

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2. ...

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Tue Sep 28, 2021, 07:59 PM

Sep 2021

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