How to Guess the Age of an Alligator

Every six months, the blue whale gains a new layer of earwax. To guess the age of the whale, they simply count the layers. If you wanted to find the age of an alligator, your best bet would be examine its skeleton. And if you chose s it turns out that naked molerats do not grow rings as they age. This is how scientists found out that ming the clam was 507 years old.