Average Animal Life Spans

BritishWestHpool · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:35 pm **Posts:** 1243

Galapagos land tortoise 193 years
elephant 70 years
bottlenose dolphin 47 years
donkey 45 years
three-toed sloth 35 years
starfish 35 years
congo eel 27 years
pigeon 26 years
grizzly bear 25 years
cow 22 years
giant anteater 14 years
vampire bat nine years
queen bee five years
red fox three years
garden slug three years
praying mantis 12 months
firefly two months
adult mayfly 24 hours
(maybe thats why they call it a mayfly, cause it might not have time to learn)
That's it!

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:49 pm

There was something on telly the other night (Coast?) saying that they've fished mussels or some kind of bivalve that are over 200 years old? They can count growth rings in the shell like tree rings apparently. What a long existence for such a boring animal.

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:00 pm

anyone watch planet earth on sunday?
the bit where the Lions hunted that Elephant was unreal to watch

BritishWestHpool · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:35 pm **Posts:** 1243

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

BWH, Donkeys only 45???

Wasn't Dunc's donkey about 60? :shock:

Ah, but not every donkey had the good fortune to have a caring and loving owner like Dunc. His mam probably cooked for it.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:58 pm

so if I was a donkey, I'd be on me last legs about now then...........erm, hang on I can't seem to get back up confised

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36355

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

BWH, Donkeys only 45???

Wasn't Dunc's donkey about 60? :shock:

...remeber it's the average age ...not the maximum age.....a little bit of mathematical pedantry there.

Average Animal Life Spans

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