Short-finned pilot whale lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 63 years

🏆 The longest-lived short-finned pilot whale on record reached 63 years in the wild.

Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). The oldest known individual lived 63 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

• Reaches adulthood at about 9.5 years
• Adult weight about 2.2e+03 kg
• Gestation about 452 days
• About 1 young at a time