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Older and Wiser: How Elder Animals Help Species to Survive

1mon 21d ago by sopuli.xyz/u/supersquirrel in biodiversity@mander.xyz from e360.yale.edu

I'm glad they mentioned big old fat fertile female fish (BOFFFFs). After learning about them, I've found fishermen holding up massive fish a tad upsetting. They're basically natural immortals, which is an extremely useful resource if you're interested in biological immortality. Doubly so for whales and other mammalian fishes.