Why are people so obsessed with increasing mammal lifespans instead of further enhancing already long lived animals? Is it literally just because "muh mammals"?
There is an island population of possums with longer than average lifespans. These possums evolved on the island without natural predators and developed longer lifespans.
these bros only live 2-4 years?
wow
Why are people so obsessed with increasing mammal lifespans instead of further enhancing already long lived animals? Is it literally just because "muh mammals"?
Opossums are weirdly short lived for their size/metabolic rate. It feels unfair to them.
get a new one by breeding your old one
Good ol' selective breeding.
first can we get them to europe
Give us wild hedgehogs and we'll give you wild possums.
There is an island population of possums with longer than average lifespans. These possums evolved on the island without natural predators and developed longer lifespans.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230186921_Retarded_Senescence_in_an_Insular_Population_of_Virginia_Opossums_Didelphis_virginiana
>Retarded senescence
Why the fuck not just write 'slow aging'?
Senescence is slightly different because it's a statistical measure of mortality rates.
What
said and also it takes into account other factors like senescent cells. Aging covers senescence but also things like ontogeny/ontogenic processes.
they cute
Get rid of roads and cars.
Imagine just throwing that to your boa constrictor haha
tell them to stop eating trash
freeze their sperm and eggs, see how long they live, then use the longest survived ones to breed more
might work idk
Exercise, healthy diet, and plenty of sleep