Slowly, but with no doubt or hesitation whatever, and in something of a solemn expectancy, the two animals passed through the broken tumultuous water and moored their boat at the flowery margin of the island.
Jonathan is a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) and has far surpassed his species' average life expectancy of 150 years.
CHAPTER XVI Valancy had walked out to Roaring Abel's house on the Mistawis road under a sky of purple and amber, with a queer exhilaration and expectancy in her heart.
Higher socioeconomic status (measured by total family income, level of education attained and professional career status) is directly correlated with better physical health and life expectancy.
The index grades nations based on variables including life expectancy while imposing penalties on risks such as tobacco use and obesity.
For years, Japan has been known for having the world's longest life expectancy.
Americans' average life expectancy, meanwhile, sits at a relatively high 78.
The Nordic nation topped a list of 156 countries ranked in the World Happiness Report on factors such as life expectancy, social support and corruption.
Jogging for just an hour a week can increase your life expectancy by around six years, reveal scientists.
Previous research has linked cumulative exposure to pollution to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, as well as poor stock market performance, increased crime and reduced life expectancy.
South Korea South Korea is set to be the first country to hit a life expectancy of 90 years according to recent research, which credits a strong and growing economy, broad access to healthcare and lower blood pressure than Western countries for its upward trajectory.
You may have heard that the ratio of your waist to hip measurement is important to your life expectancy.
Despite growing life expectancy because of better nutrition, living conditions and medical care, Dutch scientists say our longevity cannot keep extending forever.
The average life expectancy in the UK has been steadily increasing since records began in 1840, but the fact remains that the human body gives up at around the 100 year mark - so could that change?
Scientists say that running just one hour a week is the most effective exercise to increase life expectancy.
Sitting down for more than three hours a day can shave a person's life expectancy by two years, even if he or she is physically active and refrains from dangerous habits like smoking, according to a study to be published on Tuesday in the online journal BMJ Open.
Nutritionists say that 45 minutes of physical activity each day will increase your life expectancy up to five years.
Our human life expectancy is much longer than it used to be--but that's because far fewer children die in infancy.
The average life expectancy in Shanghai reached more than 83 years in 2016, far higher than the national average of 76.
The happiness rankings are based on six factors: per capita gross domestic product, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, social support and absence of corruption in government or business.