i know they dont live forever, but it i seems they dont fall apart like we. they continue to grow and reproduce throughout their lives.
do fish and reptiles age?
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yes, some do. i've read that turtles and some fish do not actually age. they continue to act and look the same throughout all their lives. any thoughts on that?
i have never owned a turtle, so i dont really know. but i know that beluga sturgen live over 100 years and continue to reproduce.
i have never owned a turtle, so i dont really know. but i know that beluga sturgen live over 100 years and continue to reproduce.
I had a couple of cichlids that lived for 12 and 13 years. As they got older, they slowed down and began to show signs of aging (mostly loss of color and slight fin deterioration).
definitly wrong. a old turtles looks like an old turtles. Has health problems and "old look" like evry other animal.
They often show signs in other ways. They can often continue to reproduce but the success of those reproductive efforts often drops off significantly. With numerous aquatic turtles as they age they often experience a form of hypermelanism. The exact reasoning is still being debated.
There are indeed some animals that don't "AGE" in the classic sense. They never stop growing(just slow down), some snakes, and fish like certain sturgeon don't ever really stop they become increasingly prone to cancer, tumors etc. but they don't suffer the same petering off and general decline we do. This being said its not true of all fish and reptiles, many(most) have a programmed life span in them similar to humans.
i wonder if they are researching this can be applied to humans. because those juviderm injections i've received are very expensive