Methuselah's Zoo
What Nature Can Teach Us about Living Longer, Healthier Lives

This book offers a fascinating look at which animals are long-lived, and – to the extent that it’s known – why. It’s not so much, as the subtitle suggests, a book about how humans can live longer by applying understanding of other creatures of longevity. The advice for living longer would include ti......more

This was a brilliant read. I loved it that much that I needed to read it all in one sitting. It was so packed full of fascinating information that I learnt so much from reading it. I was totally engrossed in the book from the start. As the author wrote the book so well it flowed brilliantly and was......more

Informative and enjoyable, despite me already being somewhat familiar with the subject matter. Probably closer to a 4.5 than 5.0 for two main reasons. First, the book needs better copy editing. There were frequent enough extra words, missing words, and so forth that broke my reading rhythm. Second, a b......more

This was not the kind of book I expected it to be. Over the past couple of years, I have been repeating this statement often. Although it is the only way I can begin to talk about my feelings for such books. There is a measurement factor introduced by the author early on in the book, one that he use......more

Common knowledge says that elephants live a long life but, did you know that bats live comparatively longer? This book takes a look at longevity in every animal, not only mammals, but also birds, fish, reptiles, invertebrates and even dinosaurs! Much of the information here was truly unexpected. The......more