How Long Do Animals Live?

This is quite an impressive chart on animal longevity. Go turtles!

(via Maria)

13 Comments leave a comment below

  1. Interesting that primates and humans were left off – last time I checked we were both animals/mammals

    Carlo
    Feb 7th, 2012 / 1:50 pm

  2. so are moose and elk interchangeable?

    isaac
    Feb 7th, 2012 / 6:39 pm

  3. The human animal should have been included; would have made for an interesting comparison to the fellow creatures with which we share this planet.

    Mathyann
    Feb 7th, 2012 / 9:25 pm

  4. Look at how long a pearl muscle can live, and then consider how short it’s life is in a factory farmed situation.

    These molluscs are so poorly treated by the pearl industry, for financial gain, without any thought to the fact that they are sentient creatures.

    I agree that humans should, as mammals, be represented on the chart for a more inspiring perspective.

    All in all a great piece of work that would be perfect for any child, no matter how old.

    Curator
    Feb 8th, 2012 / 3:19 am

  5. One theory is that some species never actually continue aging past the point of maturity.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negligible_senescence

    Patrik Moen
    Feb 8th, 2012 / 10:16 am

  6. Nice chart, but they’re wrong about whales… bowheads are thought to get close to 200: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060713-whale-eyes.html

    Emily
    Feb 8th, 2012 / 10:24 am

  7. isaac – What we call a moose in North America they call an elk in europe. Our North American elk has a very close relative in Europe they call the “red deer”.

    L K Day
    Feb 9th, 2012 / 11:43 am

  8. isaac – And yes, I believe elk and moose have similar lifespans. Moose are the largest members of the deer family and I believe the North American elk is second.

    L K Day
    Feb 9th, 2012 / 11:47 am

  9. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negligible_senescence, the Ocean Quahog clam is said to live for 405 years.

    The question is, is that how you want to live? LOL!

    I suppose the quest for immortality is the next step?

    sexytenga
    Feb 10th, 2012 / 1:02 pm

  10. Does that teach us something about speed of life again? The turtoise and the hare?

    Hans Eich
    Feb 19th, 2012 / 2:12 pm

  11. so when do we die?

    mary
    Feb 23rd, 2012 / 6:58 pm

  12. You left off Cher @ 285 years…

    Dave
    Mar 19th, 2012 / 2:12 pm

  13. How come humans are not included in this List? Humans are animals too.

    Marty Mullen
    Feb 27th, 2015 / 6:42 pm