Candida albicans is the most commonly isolated species, and can cause infections (candidiasis or thrush) in humans and other animals. In winemaking, some species of Candida can potentially spoil wines.
Killer whales have no natural predators (they are the top predators of the oceans) and can live to about 50-80 years old. Killer whales have been hunted by humans but not with enthusiasm as it takes 21 killer whales to produce the same amount of oil as 1 sperm whale.
Scientists have looked into the eyes of rare bowhead whales and learned that some of them can outlive humans by generationsâwith at least one male pushing 200 years old. About 5 percent of the population is over a hundred years old and in some cases 160 to 180 years old, said Jeffrey Bada, a marine chemist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California.