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An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae in the order Crocodilia. The two extant species are the American alligator (A. mississippiensis) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis). Additionally, several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains.
There is a common belief stated throughout reptilian literature that crocodilians, including the American alligator, exhibit indeterminate growth, meaning the animal continues to grow for the duration of its life. However, these claims are largely based on assumptions and observations of juvenile and young adult crocodilians, and recent studies ...
American alligator: Alligator mississippiensis: 87 years [3] [4] Cathartidae: Andean condor: Vultur gryphus: 80 years [5] Elephantidae: Asian elephant: Elephas maximus: 79.6 years [6] Corvidae: Common raven: Corvus corax: 69 years [7] Hominidae: Chimpanzee: Pan troglodytes: 68 years [8] Elephantidae: African bush elephant: Loxodonta africana ...
Muja, an American alligator at Belgrade Zoo, is considered the oldest alligator in the world. [126] Muja is more than 80 years old. [127] Thaao, an Andean condor born c. 1930, died at the age of 79 or 80 in 2010. [128] Fatou, a gorilla at the Berlin Zoo is the oldest gorilla ever at the age of 67. [129]
In just the past two decades, 2000 — 2019, the average global life expectancy increased from 66.8 years to 73.4 years while healthy life expectancy has also improved by 8% over the same period.
Breeding maturity is attained around 8 kg (18 lb), when the straight carapace length is around 33 cm (13 in), but then the species continues to grow throughout life. [16] Excluding exceptionally large specimens, adult alligator snapping turtles generally range in carapace length from 35 to 80.8 cm (13.8 to 31.8 in) and weigh from 8.4 to 80 kg ...
The typical life expectancy for a giant tortoise is 150 years old. Jonathan has long surpassed that. However, he’s not the oldest known giant tortoise that ever lived.
The alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) is a euryhaline ray-finned fish in the clade Ginglymodi of the infraclass Holostei / h oʊ ˈ l ɒ s t i aɪ /, being most closely related to the bowfins. It is the largest species in the gar family (Lepisosteidae), and is among the largest freshwater fish in North America .