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Pygmy sperm whale

Pygmy sperm whale lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 17 years

🏆 The longest-lived pygmy sperm whale on record reached 17 years in the wild.

Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps). The oldest known individual lived 17 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

How old in human years?

Age

Pygmy sperm whale age chart in human years

Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.

Pygmy sperm whaleHuman ageStage
1 yr7Child
2 yr14Teen
3 yr21Adult
4 yr28Adult
5 yr35Adult
6 yr42Middle age
7 yr49Middle age
8 yr56Middle age
9 yr64Senior
10 yr71Senior
11 yr78Elderly
12 yr85Elderly
13 yr92Elderly
14 yr99Elderly
15 yr106Elderly
16 yr113Elderly
17 yr120Elderly
18 yr127Elderly
19 yr134Elderly
20 yr141Elderly
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Pygmy sperm whale profile

ClassificationMammalia > Cetacea > Kogiidae
Scientific nameKogia breviceps
Adult weightabout 4.2e+02 kg
Gestationabout 335 days
Litter / clutch size1
Longest recorded17 years (wild)

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How we convert ages: method.

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