Write the approximate average life span of following organisms :
May fly, wheat, monkey, dog, cat, horse, elephant, eagle, man, parrot, tortoise, Banyan tree and sequoia tree. Name the oldest tree.

Solution

May fly — 1 day ; Wheat — 5 months ;

Monkey — 26 years ; Dog — 13-15 years ;

Cat — 12-15 years ; Horse —25-30 years :

Elephant — 65 years ; Eagle — 20 years ;

Man — 85 years : Parrot — 80-100 years;

Tortoise — 150 years ; Banyan tree — 200 years ;

Sequoia tree — 3000 - 4000 years.

Oldest living tree is the Bristle Cone Pine in the White Mountains (California), with an age of 5,065 years.

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