canberrabirds

Longevity of Australian passerines

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Subject: Longevity of Australian passerines
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:24:43 +1100
I just watched the TV doco with Richard Dawkins about genetics, death and religion. In that he featured a species of clam off the British coast, in which individual clams live for multiple centuries.
 
Philip
 
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From: Chris Davey [
Sent: Wednesday, 23 January 2013 9:31 PM
To: 'Lia Battisson'; 'Paul Mahoney'; ;
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Longevity of Australian passerines

No, just get more grumpy.

 

Chris

 

From: Lia Battisson [
Sent: Wednesday, 23 January 2013 8:42 PM
To: Paul Mahoney; ;
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Longevity of Australian passerines

 

Do they grow grey around the face as they get older, like old dogs?

 
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