The Life Span of Animals

Mon, 14 May 2007 03:11:52 GMT

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One of the more frequently asked questions is how long are animals of a given species expected to live.

This chart provides the expected maximum life span for a variety of animals in years. Many of the values are based on record life spans taken from various sources.

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Zoo to kill bear cubs because of lack of space

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:38:36 GMT

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Ananova.com is reporting that animal activists have expressed outrage over a Swedish zoo’s announcement that it will kill three bear cubs because there’s no room for them.

Bjoerne, Bolli and Bompa are to be killed because neither the Lycksele zoo nor any other wildlife park in Scandinavia can accommodate them.

“There’s no space for them,” said Irene Sjoegren, head of the zoo in Lycksele, 375 miles north of Stockholm. “They have to be removed.”

“Cubs attract visitors. And when the season is over, there’s no room and the excess is killed,” said Chatarina Kraang, spokeswoman for Animal Rights Sweden. “If you produce cubs each year, you need to see that they are placed somewhere.”

Kraang said she would search for space in wildlife refuges around the world to find a sanctuary for the cubs, but officials are not open to the idea of sending the cubs abroad.

“The best bear facilities are in the Nordic countries,” said Hans-Ove Larsson, who oversees the breeding of bears in Swedish zoos. “Bear facilities in eastern Europe, which might be able to take them, are not adequate.”

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