2006-07-09 05:15:29 · 11 answers · asked by ChiefNickNameadvancer 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
because they are very slow moving/living. Are reptiles so they do not make and use the energy required to heat themselves. (they use the sun). And they have a lot of an antioxidant chemical called superoxide dismutase (s.o.d.) That chemical prevents oxygen radicals form causing damage to the chemical D.N.A. which is made before cell division. Damaged D.N.A. eventually impairs or kills cells. The longer we live the more the errors pile up.
Longlived animal species have more s.o.d. The longest lived animals have the most s.o.d. (e.g. Galapagos turtles).
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2006-07-09 05:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First not all turtles live longer than humans, but the really big ones have a very long life span. As in all animals there is a biological clock that dictates their expected life. It is very much like a car that slowly breaks down so do their bodies. Every animal has a predictable life span, from a day for mayflies to perhaps centuries for tortoises. Animals kept in captivity often live longer than their wild relatives from better care, better nutrition much as man is doing now. People do live longer now and soon we may reach the same age as do tortoises.
2006-07-09 05:34:22 · answer #2 · answered by Frank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz turtles walk s l o w e l y through out life
2006-07-09 05:21:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you see a turtles at Mc donald... Eat healthy be a turtles my friend be a trutle.
2006-07-09 05:17:45 · answer #4 · answered by njguy27us 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont really know .... but my turtle has been alive for like ever, and he has been in so many different families .... like someone takes him for a while then gets bored of him ... thats what i am feeling
2006-07-09 05:20:47 · answer #5 · answered by once_apon_a_time 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turtles are stress free their whole lives, we humans get depressed and stressed out, which can lead to diseases and illnesses.
2006-07-09 05:19:17 · answer #6 · answered by lumi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you observe them walking, the secret lies there. Hare and tortoise story was heard in childhood? They live unhurried and calm life styles of saints!
2006-07-09 05:18:31 · answer #7 · answered by shirishbhate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because turtles don't kill each other. People kill each other.
2006-07-09 05:18:36 · answer #8 · answered by evercyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they have a slower metabolism
2006-07-09 05:18:39 · answer #9 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's because their metabolism is slower than ours, then their bodies oxidade slower than ours.
2006-07-09 05:19:02 · answer #10 · answered by Marco A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋