episode description
Most animals live just one to ten years, and some survive only days, never witnessing a single sunset. Lifespan isn’t tied to intelligence, size, or predator status: clever octopuses die in under a year, tiny termite queens can live 50 years, and giant squids barely last three. Evolution has shaped life in astonishingly varied ways, from fleeting insects to centuries-old mussels. Survival is a high-stakes gamble—95% of cheetah cubs don’t reach their first birthday. In nature, some of the oldest life forms are paradoxically the shortest-lived, as if designed with planned obsolescence.
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