Animal Life Spans
Ever wonder how long a Daddy Longlegs lives (on average)?
Alligator: 50 years
Bat: 17 years Post Note: True for BIG fruit-bat, but not for carnivorous tiny bat (max 3 years)
Bullfrog: 7-9 years
Caribou: 5-8 years
Carpenter Ant: 5-7 years
Cat: 11 years Post Note: True 20 YEARS AGO (vets have made tremendous progress and better adapted foods have lengthened their life expectancy by a minimum of 5 to 7 years (depending on the breed)
Chihuahua: 16 years
Coyote: 14 years
Cow (farm raised): 5-7 years
Cow (free range): 18-22 years Post Note: Who knows of a sentimental farmer who'll let an old cow live until she reaches her natural death. I've heard of an old lady in Scotland who had a 40 year old pet cow, a calamity: she could open doors and the fridge, help herself to fruit and greens; leave all doors open, never dirtying anything !
Crocodile: 75 years
Daddy Longlegs: 2-3 years
Deer: 10-15 years
Dragonfly: 1-4 weeks
Duck: 10 years
Earthworm: 4-8 years
Elephant (wild): 50-60 years
Elephant (zoo): 15-20 years Post Note: most live 70 to 90 years and might live longer if in the end they didn't suffer from crippling and atrociously painful arthritis
Frog: 4-15 years
Garter Snake: 8 years
Giant Tortoise: 150 years
Groundhog: 4-9 years
Guinea Pig (pet): 12 years Post Note: 7 years at most is more likely
Guinea Pig (wild): 3 years
Hippopotamus: 30 years Post Note: 30 years in the wild, 10 to 20 more years in modern Zoos with good scores concerning reproduction. The same applies to big cats and many other species (i.e. no predators,no fight for dominance, vets, good food, landscaped hiding places, constant love & care from assistants)
Honeybee: 30 days
Horse: 20-25 years
Irish Wolfhound: 6 years
Kangaroo: 4-6 years
Manatee: 60 years
Monarch Butterfly (summer bred): 4-6 weeks
Monarch Butterfly (winter bred): 7-8 months
Mouse: 2 years
Oyster: 6 years Post Note: 20 years
Pig: 10 years
Platypus: 10-15 years
Polar Bear: 25-30 years
Rabbit: 6-8 years
Rattlesnake: 20-25 years
Sheep: 12 years
Squirrel: 8-9 years
Sturgeon: 80 years
Tarantula (female): 25-30 years
Tarantula (male): 5-7 years
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