Fly more, live longer
Examination reveals that the most important factor linked to longer life is the ability to fly
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GIVE ME WINGS Bigger animals tend to live longer than smaller ones, but flying species tend to outlive others of their size (select examples shown).
K. Healy et al/Proc. Royal Soc. B 2014; S. Egts