印96歲老翁當爹 創世界紀錄

印度一位96歲的老翁近日喜迎第二個兒子的降生，成爲世界上最老的新生兒父親，孩子的母親現年52歲。兩年前，他們的第一個兒子出生時，他就打破了當時同樣由一位印度人保持的世界紀錄，那位印度老者在90歲時迎來自己第21個孩子。這位名叫拉格哈夫的老者表示，他沒有服用任何增強性功能的藥物，只是向上帝祈禱，希望能有一個完滿的家庭，生兒子或女兒都行。他表示，自己長壽的祕訣是長期食用黃油、牛奶和杏仁，同時避免接觸藥物和酒精。他還坦承，十年前遇到現任妻子之前，他大部分時間都是單身狀態。在第二個兒子出生後，老者表示已經讓妻子做絕育手術，稱不想要太多的孩子，他們養不起。印度平均壽命只有64.7歲，在全球人均壽命排名中相當靠後，但很多有關年齡的奇聞都發生在印度。

Most people can only dream of living for 100 years, let alone fathering a child nearly a century after being born themselves. But that is apparently a reality today, as a 96-year-old Indian man claims to have fathered a child, his second in recent years.

Ramajit Raghav and his 52-year-old wife, Shakuntala Devi, reportedly gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Ranjeet, on Oct. 5, according to the Times of India.

Just two years ago, Raghav set the world record when he and Devi gave birth to their first son, Vikramajeet.

"I didn't take any performance enhancers. … I just prayed to God to complete my family, either a boy or a girl," Raghav told the paper.

India is often the source of unusual stories about a person's age. However, the life expectancy of the average Indian actually falls into the lower-third of UN global statistics (139 out of 194 counties), at 64.7 years. The average Indian man lives 63.2 years. By comparison, Japan has the longest worldwide life expectancy, with its residents living an average of 82.7 years. The US comes in at No. 38, with Americans living an average of 79.2 years.

While male fertility rates are not as directly correlated to age as are women's, male fertility rates do decline with age, according to a study published in the 2004 issue of Human Reproduction Update.

Raghav tells The Sun that he credits his diet of butter, milk and almonds for his longevity, along with abstaining from drugs and alcohol. He also claims to have remained "mostly" celibate until meeting Devi 10 years ago.

"I feel lucky to have two healthy sons. It will be tough, but I'm a happy man," he said.

Interestingly, the previous record holder for world's oldest dad was also Indian: Nanu Ram Jog, who reportedly fathered his 21st at the age of 90.

For his part, Raghav doesn't plan to set anymore paternal records.

"I have asked my wife to be sterilized now," he said. "I don't want more children, we can't afford it."