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I get the impression that large animal species (whales, elephants, humans, other apes) on the whole live longer than smaller animal species (rabbits, dogs, cats
by puzzledobserver 3y ago
I get the impression that large animal species (whales, elephants, humans, other apes) on the whole live longer than smaller animal species (rabbits, dogs, cats, etc.).
I also get the impression that within each species, large individuals seem to live shorter lives than smaller individuals (dogs, in particular). Up to about 6 feet or so, humans might be an exception, perhaps because being taller is associated with better childhood nutrition? But even among humans, above 6.5 feet or so, I think expected lifespan begins to fall?
Am I mistaken, or otherwise: Isn't this inversion kind of curious?
I also found this paper from 2013 that appears to make a similar claim: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651517/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651517/.
- DFHippie 3y agoThat's been my impression. You want to be a small member of a large species. It's certainly true that human giants seldom live long lives and centenarians tend to be short and light.