‘The Animal That Wouldn’t Die’, A Short Film That Tells the Story of the Seemingly Immortal Hydra

by Glen Tickle at 4:13 PM on September 30, 2014

“The Animal That Wouldn’t Die” is a short film produced by the NPR science blog Skunk Bear that tells the story of the hydra, a small animal found in freshwater lakes and ponds that lives well beyond its expected lifespan and may even be biologically immortal.

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