Your animals may outlive you
1. The parrot
You might be skeptical when you see "parrot".My family also had a parrot ah, did not think it longevity ah. Indeed, when it comes to the life span of parrots, it has to be realized that there are many kinds of parrots, and the life span of different kinds of parrots varies greatly, and the length of their life span is related to their body size. Our common budgie, peony parrot belongs to the small parrot, their life is more than 8 years, the highest can reach 25 years, if raised this kind of lovely small parrot, you should cherish and it get along with the time. Medium-sized parrots, like the jumbo Hairet, outlive puppies and cats, typically living for more than 20 years and up to their 40s. If you are a large parrot like the wise and studious macaw, its life span is as short as 50 years, the longevity can live to 80 or 90 years. It's a very long-lived parrot. According to British media, the world's oldest parrot was an Amazon parrot named Jamie, who was born on December 3, 1870, and died on November 5, 1975 at the age of 104. Why do parrots live longer than other birds? The scientists compared the genomes of parrots with those of 26 other bird species. They showed that parrots carry mutations in genes that support unusual longevity in small animals. They maintain telomerase activity, an enzyme that plays a role in DNA damage repair, cell proliferation, cancer and immune regulation, and antioxidant activity. If telomerase activity continues to increase, parrots live longer.