Animals that age differently

Did you know elephants rarely get cancer? This is surprising as they have many cells and can live 80 years. So to be able to survive, evolution has created a solution: they have 20 (!) copies of a gene that suppresses tumors. More fascinating facts: https://medium.com/the-environment/4-animals-that-grow-old-because-they-age-in-an-unexpected-way-3877b4177205

Blind mole rats live much longer than would be expected based on their size (credit: taviphoto at Shutterstock)