aging difference, question about bio

[swords315]

i know Sangheili use the same kind of time measurement as Human years (Cycles) but do they age slower?

being more evolved and advanced than Humans would dictate so in my opinion, but what does management rule on the subject?

EDIT: or anyone else, for that matter

[Morse]

Always with elites, whenever anyone wants to make Covenant its always elites. Am I the only one here that thinks the filthy lizards extermination by the Brutes was justified?

[swords315]

actually i think so.

[GruntyBalboa]

Noobie, ignore Morse, he's our resident fucking moron when Bill isn't around. I'm assuming they age slower than humans, yeah. Anyone with their copies of the novels around should check over them, it'd be a big help. Also, I'm not sure what cycles are the equivalent of. I'm assuming that it equals the time it takes their planet to rotate the sun, which means that they might age as fast as humans, but have a different scale to keep track of it with. You follow?

[swords315]

yeah, like the spartans, sorta. they're 40-ish, but because of all their training and stuff, they're around 20 physically. okay, thanks.

[Morse]

A cycle also is likely to be a little bit longer then a year. So if there was an average age of an elite lets say... 85 cycles without major injury, it might equal 120 years or so. This is just my perspective on it.

[In Amber Clad]

The speed with which they age depends upon their metabolism, not upon their calendar system.