GROWING OLD HAPPENS WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL!

Have you ever wondered about animals
That live on for hundreds of years 
Or those that float around and live out
Their whole lives in a few hours?

The Giant Barrel Sponge is known to live
For over two centuries 
Other creatures that live for 5000 years
Are some Coral species

The Greenland Shark lives for 500 years 
And so can the Hard-shell Clam 
The Bowhead Whale lives for 200 years
The Aldabra Tortoise has the same life span 

Then come the creatures that live for days
Some for a few hours, that’s all
Mayflies are of this delicate kind
They are born, lay their eggs and die off

The Labord’s Chameleon lives for a few months 
The Pygmy Goby Fish lives for 8 weeks 
Indian Meal Moths live for a fortnight
For 5 or 6 weeks, live worker bees

Here are a few honourable mentions
The Koi Fish can live to be 35
Lobsters can live for a grand century
For 50 years, the Macaw stays alive

Parrots, Koi fish and Tortoises live longer
As beloved pets in the family
But animals don’t age well when kept in a cage
In zoos and in other forms of captivity.