Sounds a little like the modern day hummingbird, which is continuously hours away from starvation.
Maybe this species continuously grows, and that conditions were just right for this one specimen to keep going past the mean age.
Maybe this species continuously grows, and that conditions were just right for this one specimen to keep going past the mean age.
Sounds a little like Bean, from the Ender's Shadow series. A mutation caused him to grow indefinitely. The researchers may have missed a nominative opportunity here.