Have you ever wondered what is the longest gestation period for a bird, or what is the maximum age for a squirrel?
- 10:39am July 15, 2014
- Anita Bandrowski
Well wonder no more! NIF is here to help answer these burning questions.
This week we have a couple of new sources from the aging community:
AnAge and the
Lifespan Observations Database.
The
AnAge data set contains data based on the phylogenetic tree and users can select or search for individual species or groups of organisms from kingdom or phylum to class like rodents or birds.

I have often wondered which rodent reaches female sexual maturity latest. Finally my curiosity is satisfied!
Can you find the answer to the question: What is the largest rodent?
Let us know what you have wondered about that can now be answered using this data.