How long do animals live on average?

How long do animals live on average?
Fly
Domestic mouse
Hedgehog
Sea horse
Pigeon
Squirrel
Rabbit
Hen
Wolf
Frog
Dog
Lion
Cat
Tiger
Kangaroo
Cow
Horse
Grizzly bear
Giraffe
Python snake
Rhinoceros
Hippo
Orangutan
Crocodile
Elephant
Flamenco
Human
Galapagos Tortoise
Greenland whale
Greenland shark
Black coral
How long do animals live on average?

You might have a general idea how long many animals live but we are certain there are plenty of animals that you have no idea what their life expectancy is! While there are certainly instances of animals living beyond their typical life expectancies, the figures provided represent the average lifespans. Animals that exceed these averages are exceptions. Conversely, some animals may not reach these average lifespans.

Fly

Average life expectancy - 15 to 30 days.

Photo: Unsplash - Vincent Van Zalinge

 

Domestic mouse

Average life expectancy - 2 years.

 

Hedgehog

Average life expectancy - 3 years.

 

 

Sea horse

Average life expectancy - 4 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Brendan Beale

Pigeon

Average life expectancy - 5 years

Photo: Unsplash - Freysteinn G. Jonsson

 

Squirrel

Average life expectancy - 6 years

Photo: Unsplash - Paolo Nicolello

Rabbit

Average life expectancy - 9 years.

 

Hen

Average life expectancy - 10 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Zosia Szopka

Wolf

Average life expectancy - 12 years.

 

Frog

Average life expectancy - 12 years.

 

Dog

Average life expectancy - 13 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Alvan Nee

 

Lion

Average life expectancy - 14 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Nashad Abdu

Cat

Average life expectancy - 15 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Paul Hanaoka

 

Tiger

Average life expectancy - 15 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Javier Virues Ortega

Kangaroo

Average life expectancy - 18 years.

 

Cow

Average life expectancy - 20 years.

 

Horse

Average life expectancy - 25 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Kirsten Lachance

 

Grizzly bear

Average life expectancy - 25 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Ole Kloth

Giraffe

Average life expectancy - 25 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Aidas Ciziunas

 

Python snake

Average life expectancy - 30 years.

Photo: Unsplash - David Clode

Rhinoceros

Average life expectancy - 35 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Jacob Brogdon

 

Hippo

Average life expectancy - 40 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Gene Taylor

Orangutan

Average life expectancy - 45 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Uriel Soberanes

 

Crocodile

Average life expectancy - 50 years.

Photo: Unsplash - David Clode

Elephant

Average life expectancy - 55 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Caterina Sanders

 

Flamenco

Average life expectancy - 60 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Dirk Spijkers

Human

Average life expectancy - 70 to 73 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Brooke Cagle

 

Galapagos Tortoise

Average life expectancy - 100 years.

Photo: Unsplash - EEC

Greenland whale

Average life expectancy - 200 years.

Photo: Unsplash - Remi Boudousquie

 

Greenland shark

Average life expectancy - 272 years.

Photo: Hemming1952 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

 

Black coral

Average life expectancy - 4,300 years.

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