Animal Life Spans



Animal Life Spans - Below you'll find the average lifespan of the animal.


What determines the average life expectancy of a particular animal is dependant on many evolutionary pressures such as speed of metabolism, age of sexual maturity, body and/or brain size.

Animal / Average Life Span (Years)

Antelope / 10
Bear / 15-20
Bottlenose / Dolphin 20
Camel /12
Cat / 15
Cattle / 20
Chicken /8
Deer / 10-20
Dog / 12-15
Donkey / 20
Duck / 10
Elephant / 60
Fox / 10
Giraffe / 10-25
Goat / 10
Goose / 25
Gorilla / 20
Grizzly Bear / 25
Hippopotamus / 30-40
Horse / 20-30
Human / 75
Kangaroo / 10-20
Lion / 25
Lobster / 15
Monkey / 13
Mouse / 2
Ostrich / 50
Pig / 10-15
Pigeon / 11
Polar Bear / 20
Rabbit / 5-8
Rhinoceros / 25-50
Sea Lion / 14
Sheep / 10-15
Tiger / 10-25
Turtle / 100
Whale / 20
Wolf / 10
Zebra / 20-25



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