What is the life expectancy for dogs?
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We all want our pet dogs to live as long as possible, but the fact of the matter is that on average, certain dog breeds live longer than others. This might be a consideration when choosing a dog breed and it is therefore useful information to know before hand.\n\nThe average life span of the North American or European dog is 12.8 years. This is a large increase in life span over the past 100 years and is mostly attributable to better food and better medical care. Within this 12.8 year average for all dogs is a large range of life spans where certain breeds live longer and certain breeds live less long. In general, larger dogs live shorter lives than smaller dogs. This is due to the fact that the bodies of larger dogs must work harder (are more stressed) than the bodies of smaller dogs. That said, the life expectancy of any one dog in particular is ALSO determined by the stresses in its life (both physical and psychological), what it eats and how well it is taken care of.\n\nhere are some of the dog's life expectancy figures (approx) ::\n\nAfghan Hound (12.0)\nAiredale Terrier (11.2)\nBasset Hound (12.8)\nBeagle (13.3)\nBearded Collie (12.3)\nBedlington Terrier (14.3)\nBernese Mountain Dog (7.0)\nBorder Collie (13.0)\nBorder Terrier (13.8)\nBoxer (10.4)\nBull Terrier (12.9)\nBulldog (6.7)\nBullmastiff (8.6)\nCairn Terrier (13.2)\nCavalier King Charles Spaniel (10.7)\nChihuahua (13.0)\nChow Chow (13.5)\nCocker Spaniel (12.5)\nCorgi (11.3)\nDachshund (12.2)\nDalmatian (13.0)\nDoberman Pinscher (9.8)\nEnglish Cocker Spaniel (11.8)\nEnglish Setter (11.2)\nEnglish Springer Spaniel (13.0)\nEnglish Toy Spaniel (10.1)\nFlat-Coated Retriever (9.5)\nGerman Shepherd (10.3)\nGerman Shorthaired Pointer (12.3)\nGolden Retriever (12.0)\nGordon Setter (11.3)\nGreat Dane (8.4)\nGreyhound (13.2)\nIrish Red and White Setter (12.9)\nIrish Setter (11.8)\nIrish Wolfhound (6.2)\nJack Russell Terrier (13.6)\nLabrador Retriever (12.6)\nLurcher (12.6)\nMiniature Dachshund (14.4)\nMiniature Poodle (14.8)\nNorfolk Terrier (10.0)\nOld English Sheepdog (11.8)\nPekingese (13.3)\nRandom-bred / Mongrel (13.2)\nRhodesian Ridgeback (9.1)\nRottweiler (9.8)\nRough Collie (12.2)\nSamoyed (11.0)\nScottish Deerhound (9.5)\nScottish Terrier (12.0)\nShetland Sheepdog (13.3)\nShih Tzu (13.4)\nStaffordshire Bull Terrier (10.0)\nStandard Poodle (12.0)\nTibetan Terrier (14.3)\nToy Poodle (14.4)\nViszla (12.5)\nWeimaraner (10.0)\nWelsh Springer Spaniel (11.5)\nWest Highland White Terrier (12.8)\nWhippet (14.3)\nWire Fox Terrier (13.0)\nYorkshire Terrier (12.8)
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The different lifespans of different plants and animals, including humans raises the question of why these lifespans are found.\n\nThe evolutionary theory is that organisms that are able by virtue of their defenses or lifestyle to live for long periods whilst avoiding accidents, disease, predation etc. are likely to have genes that code for slow aging- good repair.\n\nThis is so because if a change to the organism (for example a bird might evolve stronger wings) may mean that it is exceptionally capable of escaping from predation, then it will live longer, and die of old age. So a member of the population with the better wings who by chance has genes that code for better repair will outlast its contemporaries and have more successors. Its genes will tend to dominate more and more of the gene pool and genes for slower aging and slower reproduction rate will dominate.\n\nConversely a change to the environment that means that organisms die younger from a common disease will mean that organisms that have genes that code for putting more energy into reproduction than repair will do better.\n\nThe support for this theory includes the fact that better defended animals, for example cats, live longer and functionally age slower than less well defended animals such as dogs; and even small birds that can fly away from danger live for a decade or more whereas mice which cannot, die of old age in a year or two. Turtles are very well defended indeed and live for over a hundred years.
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A couple of websites have info on this but it was hard to find.  The American Humane society says this about shelter dog    euthanasia:\n\nNational euthanasia statistics are difficult to pinpoint because animal care and control agencies are not uniformly required to keep statistics on the number of animals taken in, adopted, euthanized, or reclaimed. While many shelters know the value of keeping statistics, no national reporting structure exists to make compiling national statistics on these figures possible.\n\n... The most recent statistics that the Council has published are from 1997, however only 1,000 shelters replied to the survey.\n\nUsing the National Council's numbers from 1997 and estimating the number of operating shelters in the United States to be 3,500 (the exact number of animal shelters operating in the United States does not exist), here are the statistics:\n\n    * Of the 1,000 shelters that replied to the National Council's survey, 4.3 million animals were handled.\n    * In 1997 roughly 64% of the total number of animals that entered shelters were euthanized -- approximately 2.7 million animals in just these 1,000 shelters.These animals may have been put down due to overcrowding, but may have been sick, aggressive, injured, or suffered something else.\n    * 56% of dogs and 71% of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized. More cats are euthanized than dogs because they are more likely to enter a shelter without any owner identification.\n    * Only 15% of dogs and 2% of cats that enter animal shelters are reunited with their owners.\n    * 25% of dogs and 24% of cats that enter animal shelters are adopted.\n\nIt is from these numbers that we estimated what is occurring nationwide. It is widely accepted that 9.6 million animals are euthanized annually in the United States.\n\nAs you can see they don't really pin down a number your can try http://www.petpopulation.org/ for answers too.
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a pig lifespan is about 15
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Not my area of expertise but I have heard that the human body can last a maximum of 120 years.\n\nJust like the Terminators batterys.\n\nI plan on living to 100...or more
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That depends on the species; typically larger forms live longer, but there are many factors that influence longevity.\nHere's a webpage with documented longevity records, look at those for order Primates:\nhttp://www.demogr.mpg.de/longevityrecords/0203.htm
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the life span of a walrus is about 32 years
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Depends on how old you are now, your current diet, smoking and drinking levels, and genetics (ie how long did your dad live to).\n\nMales tend to die off 2-4 years earlier than women.  The US average for men is around 74yrs.  But with future advancements in organ transplants and medication I can believe we will live well into our 80's
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Total life span=8billon+yrs.\nIt may last for another 4.5 billion years.....(and counting)
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buy a dog they last longer than prostitutes
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Depends really on how long it lives.
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Never\nThe dog would die for its own illness\nMy son would die of his own\nsimple as that\nNo one fetches the burden of another
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The following website shows that life expectancy of a white male infant born in 1900 was 47 years.  In 2000, the life expectancy of an infant is 75 years.\n\n75 - 47 = 28 years longer life expectancy\n28 / 47 = 0.595744681 or 59.57%\n\nThe respective life expectancy increases were 106% for white females, 63% for black males and 121% for black females.\n\nI don't know the full parameters of your question (such as expectancy of an infant vs. an adult, etc.)  But whatever the details, it would seem it would have to be the largest number you have:\n\nGiven your choices the best answer is D. 55%
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Squirrels in captivity have lived to be twenty years old.   Most Gray squirrels will die before their first birthday.If they survive their first year,  they should live five or six more years
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it depends on what kind of fly it is.  some flys life expectancy is 24 hours,  i do believe that a normal house fly though will typically live 48 hours.
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Elephants can live to be over 70 years
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Statistics prove that married men or those that have a life long partner not only live longer, but have better health in general while doing so. For those not in a relationship, a pet can give a similar result.