I’ve also heard that either alligators or crocodiles are essentially immortal, but apparently they can get so big that they can’t eat enough food to keep them alive so they starve to death, if some other animal doesn’t kill them first.
Apparently medical research is being done on them because of this property, with the idea that we could apply it to humans. The immortality part, that is.
“I’ve also heard that either alligators or crocodiles are essentially immortal...”
Cajuns with .22 rifles & gator tags might disagree.
;^)
They never stop growing so a really huge one is pretty ancient as far as reptiles go. I wouldn’t say they’re immortal but old age isn’t the death of them.
I think Ted Kennedy already tested the other part of that theory...
:)