Comments on: How Long Do Animals Live?

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:23:17 +0000

Many species will have a very different life spans in the wild vs in captivity.
Perhaps the list should have focused on maximums or realistic life expectancies in the wild.
Also, the figure for the Galapagos land tortoise can’t possibly be accurate if it’s an average considering that the majority of hatchlings don’t even make it past infancy. These wouldn’t be considered outliers either considering that most hatchlings will meet this fate (poor babies). The same goes with many of the species mentioned.

By: Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:34:11 +0000

ted:

Is it midnight 2011 or midnight 2012?

I need to know because I have some home projects I’ve been procrastinating.

By: ted

ted — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:56:46 +0000

Does it really matter? We’ll all be dead in three years, anyway.

2012 – mark your calendars.

By: Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:08:32 +0000

Keep in mind that they are claiming that these figures are “averages”, meaning that there are a wide range of figures ABOVE and below these numbers.

Seriously, I’m retarded when it comes to math, and I noticed this.

Neat-O – when you post stuff like this, it makes you look stupid, too.

By: angstrom

angstrom — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:57:55 +0000

*snort* this is supposedly the “average lifespan” of these animals. A carp is listed as 100 year average lifespan. Hmmm. Strange that this page says

The usual longevity of the carp is 9–15 years; maximum observed longevity is 47 years.

http://www.answers.com/topic/common-carp

Even more ridiculous. How about the purported 102 year average of the swan?
well, rather than 102 you ought to think seven. Yes, seven years
http://www.swan-trust.org/mute_swan.htm

the original article is a little bit “fact light” eh?

By: BikerRay

BikerRay — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:07:38 +0000

Also… horse at 40? Pretty rare; 25 might be a better average. Cat, dog, horse all appear to be record maximums, which makes the rest of the list useless.

By: Mark in Vancouver

Mark in Vancouver — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:46:48 +0000

Yeah, this list is way off, and I suspect it was entirely made up. I agree with Holly – could have been great, but was just annoying.

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:57:52 +0000

It’s too bad this is completely inaccurate because that would be a really interesting thing to know.

By: LisaL

LisaL — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:33:56 +0000

My DH’s uncle has a cat that is over 20yo. I’m not sure exactly how old but I know over 20.
Poor thing is missing most of its teeth and is deaf, but still healthy for the most part lol.

Anywho… very interesting list. Didn’t know swans had the potential of living that long. Very cool.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 18 May 2009 02:59:52 +0000

Cats don’t live to 25 years, only a handful of cats have ever lived that long.

By: Edward

Edward — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:32:36 +0000

I am sorry to be a naysayer, but of the animals I have just researched, the list is wrong. The AKC does not list any breed as having a lifespan as long as 22 years. Nor can I find a site that lists the domestic cat at 25 years. This causes me to question the entire list.

By: aftershock

aftershock — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:54:00 +0000

Nice! My family and I were talking about this the other day…