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Leucocarbo atriceps
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Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Worker
Elders
Bro
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
Very cold
birth time
Pelagic Ocean
Taxons
if born as {name}
very cold, short summer, lots of moss
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
cold, short summer, almost no trees
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age
Polar tundra
t
When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
Close
was
days
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Marine world
Warm summer
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Neotropical realm
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
demersal biotope of coastal marine waters
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
Handbag
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
Potential Habitat
About health
from 1.2 to 4.8 kilograms, 0.7 – 1.4 meters
marine coastal
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
summer warm, winter not very cold
Gestation
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Nearctic realm
live fish
No results found
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
all seas and oceans
Filters
On the map
Pleasant summer
Female ♀
the coldest and iciest edge, almost always snow and ice
Upcoming birthdays
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
birth year
rains almost always, very humid
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
How similar?
far from shore, deep water, large whales and sharks live here
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
Tundra
marine coastal demersal
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
world of Antarctica
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
water is almost always cold, there may be ice in winter, not hot in summer
Where do they live?
Marine world
from birth to death
early young
until transformation
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
world of Afrotropics
end of lifespan
Freshwater
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
fish
end of acceleration
Share
Find a pet...
Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Cold sea
very cold, lots of snow and ice
saline marine habitat
This is me
Always very wet
Gamers
world of Antarctica
Pets
How are they built?
marine
shallow near the shore, water rises and falls, crabs live here
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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the coldest and iciest edge, almost always snow and ice
coastal marine zone — shelf, neritic zone
My age?
wk
My size?
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
Wingspan
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
celebrated their {n} birthday
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Littoral Zone
Litter size
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Where are they found?
all seas and oceans
embryo
all rivers and lakes
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Observations
◉{N} more on tap
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