Guide

Breeding and lifespan

Review group composition, bachelor groups, maturity, lifespan and reproduction intervals for the species with recorded breeding data.

Comparison

Animal	Group size	Bachelor males	Bachelor females	Life expectancy	Maturity age	Sterility age	Gestation	Interbirth	Litter size
Aardvark	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1-2	1-2	18-28 years	2 years	Death	7 months	17 months	1
African Leopard	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1-2	12-20 years	2.5 years	15 years	3.2 months	20.8 months	1-2
African Penguin	6-500 (up to 500 males, up to 500 females)	1-500	1-500	10-30 years	5 years	14 years	1.3 months	12 months	1
African Savannah Elephant	2-16 (up to 1 male, up to 15 females)	1-5	1-16	60-86 years	10 years	60 years	22 months	108 months	1
African Wild Dog	2-27 (up to 26 males, up to 26 females)	1-27	1-27	12-17 years	1.5 years	10 years	2.5 months	12 months	1-6
Amazonian Giant Centipede	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	9-10 years	Unknown	Unknown	4 months	8 months	1-4
American Bullfrog	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	8-16 years	Unknown	Unknown	0.2 months	11.8 months	1-2
Asian Elephant	3-30 (up to 1 male, up to 29 females)	1-5	1-30	55-70 years	11 years	Death	22 months	96 months	1
Asian Small-Clawed Otter	2-15 (up to 14 males, up to 14 females)	1-15	1-6	11-16 years	2 years	Death	2.3 months	9.7 months	1-3
Axolotl	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	6-15 years	Unknown	Unknown	0.5 months	11.5 months	2-3
Bactrian Camel	2-11 (up to 1 male, up to 10 females)	1-2	1-11	30-45 years	6 years	35 years	13 months	23 months	1
Binturong	1-5 (up to 5 males, up to 5 females)	1-5	1-5	15-25 years	2.5 years	15 years	3 months	9 months	1-3
Black Rhinoceros	1-3 (up to 1 male, up to 2 females)	1	1-2	30-45 years	7 years	Death	15 months	9 months	1
Black Wildebeest	4-20 (up to 1 male, up to 19 females)	1-9	1-20	15-22 years	2 years	Death	8.5 months	3.5 months	1
Blacktip Reef Shark	1-10 (up to 9 males, up to 9 females)	1-10	1-10	10-15 years	6.5 years	Death	9 months	3 months	2-5
Blue Wildebeest	4-20 (up to 1 male, up to 19 females)	1-9	1-20	16-21 years	2 years	Death	8.5 months	3.5 months	1
Boa Constrictor	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	20-40 years	Unknown	Unknown	4 months	20 months	1
Cape Buffalo	3-15 (up to 1 male, up to 14 females)	1-5	1-15	11-32 years	4 years	16 years	11.5 months	12.5 months	1
Cloudless Sulphur	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0.75-1.5 years	Unknown	Unknown	1.2 months	10.8 months	1
Common Bluetongue	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	14-20 years	Unknown	Unknown	4 months	8 months	1-3
Common Hippopotamus	3-30 (up to 1 male, up to 29 females)	1-3	1-30	40-55 years	7 years	40 years	8 months	16 months	1
Common Ostrich	1-8 (up to 1 male, up to 7 females)	1-2	1-2	40-50 years	3 years	Death	1.3 months	12 months	1-4
Common Warthog	1-7 (up to 1 male, up to 7 females)	1	1-4	11-21 years	2 years	Death	5 months	7 months	1-5
Danube Crested Newt	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	7-10 years	Unknown	Unknown	1.2 months	10.8 months	1-3
Desert Horned Viper	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	14-18 years	Unknown	Unknown	2.2 months	9.8 months	1-3
Diamondback Terrapin	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	25-40 years	Unknown	Unknown	4.9 months	7.1 months	2-4
Eastern Brown Snake	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	10-15 years	Unknown	Unknown	2.5 months	9.5 months	2-3
Eurasian Beaver	2-8 (up to 8 males, up to 8 females)	1-2	1-2	10-24 years	2 years	Death	3.5 months	8.5 months	1-4
Eurasian Bittern	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	9-11 years	1 year	Death	1 month	12 months	3-6
Eurasian Brown Bear	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	22-26 years	4 years	25 years	7.5 months	52.5 months	1-4
Eurasian Lynx	1-3 (up to 1 male, up to 2 females)	1	1-3	12-24 years	3 years	14 years	2.3 months	21.7 months	1-4
European Bison	2-13 (up to 1 male, up to 12 females)	1-8	1-13	14-28 years	3 years	20 years	8.7 months	15.3 months	1
European Peacock	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	1-1.5 years	Unknown	Unknown	1.2 months	10.8 months	1
Fire Salamander	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	14-24 years	Unknown	Unknown	3.5 months	8.5 months	1-2
Galápagos Giant Tortoise	1-4 (up to 1 male, up to 3 females)	1-2	1-4	100-170 years	25 years	Death	2 months	22 months	2-6
Gemsbok	5-10 (up to 1 male, up to 9 females)	1-10	1-10	18-23 years	2 years	Death	8.5 months	10 months	1
Gharial	1-7 (up to 1 male, up to 6 females)	1	1-7	30-65 years	16 years	50 years	2 months	10 months	2-9
Giant Forest Scorpion	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	6-8 years	Unknown	Unknown	6.5 months	5.5 months	2-6
Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	1-2 years	Unknown	Unknown	9 months	3 months	1
Giant Panda	1-10 (up to 9 males, up to 9 females)	1-10	1-10	15-30 years	6 years	20 years	4.2 months	19.8 months	1
Giant Slippery Frog	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	15-21 years	Unknown	Unknown	3 months	9 months	1-2
Giant Tiger Land Snail	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	6-10 years	Unknown	Unknown	1 month	35 months	2-7
Gila Monster	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	20-30 years	Unknown	Unknown	9 months	3 months	1-2
Golden Eagle	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	17-40 years	5 years	Death	1.6 months	12 months	1-3
Golden Lion Tamarin	2-8 (up to 7 males, up to 7 females)	1-3	1-3	10-20 years	3 years	Death	4.3 months	7.7 months	1-3
Golden Poison Frog	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	10-15 years	Unknown	Unknown	0.4 months	6 months	1-4
Goliath Beetle	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0.75-2.5 years	Unknown	Unknown	0.5 months	11.5 months	1
Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	10-20 years	3 years	Death	9.8 months	14.2 months	1
Great Hammerhead	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	34-44 years	15 years	Death	11 months	13 months	1-6
Great Hornbill	2-10 (up to 5 males, up to 5 females)	1-2	1-2	35-60 years	5 years	Death	1.3 months	12 months	1-2
Greater Flamingo	20-500 (up to 499 males, up to 499 females)	1-500	1-500	30-50 years	3 years	Death	0.7 months	11.3 months	1
Grey Wolf	2-12 (up to 12 males, up to 12 females)	1-12	1-12	8-12 years	2 years	Death	2.3 months	9.7 months	1-5
Grizzly Bear	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	22-26 years	5 years	25 years	7.5 months	52.5 months	1-4
Hawksbill Turtle	1-4 (up to 1 male, up to 3 females)	1-4	1-4	30-50 years	25 years	Death	2 months	34 months	2-4
Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark	1-20 (up to 20 males, up to 20 females)	1-20	1-20	20-30 years	8 years	Death	6.5 months	5.5 months	2-6
Javan Green Magpie	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	8-15 years	2 years	Death	0.6 months	12 months	2-4
Javanese Cownose Ray	5-40 (up to 40 males, up to 40 females)	1-40	1-40	15-20 years	5 years	Death	12 months	12 months	1-2
Komodo Dragon	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1-2	25-30 years	8 years	Death	1.4 months	10.6 months	1-4
Lehmann's Poison Frog	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	7-12 years	Unknown	Unknown	1 month	10.9 months	1-4
Lion	2-30 (up to 1 male, up to 29 females)	1-5	1-30	12-20 years	3 years	15 years	3.6 months	32.4 months	1-3
Long-Eared Owl	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	10-13 years	1 year	Death	1.1 months	12 months	2-4
Long-Tailed Parakeet	2-12 (up to 11 males, up to 11 females)	1-12	1-12	5-12 years	2 years	Death	1.2 months	12 months	2-4
Malayan Tapir	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	25-36 years	3 years	Death	13.1 months	10.9 months	1
Masai Giraffe	3-12 (up to 3 males, up to 9 females)	1-12	1-12	25-37 years	4 years	32 years	14.2 months	21.8 months	1
Meerkat	2-30 (up to 20 males, up to 20 females)	1-12	1-3	12-20 years	3 years	Death	2.2 months	9.8 months	1-3
Menelaus Blue Morpho	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0.5-1 years	Unknown	Unknown	1.2 months	3 months	1
Mexican Redknee	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	25-30 years	Unknown	Unknown	2 months	10 months	1-3
Monarch	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0.5-1 years	Unknown	Unknown	1.2 months	10.8 months	1
Moon Jelly	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	1-1.5 years	Unknown	Unknown	0.1 months	3 months	1
Mountain Hare	1-5 (up to 4 males, up to 4 females)	1-5	1-5	4-10 years	1 year	Death	1.6 months	10.4 months	1-4
Nile Monitor	1-3 (up to 1 male, up to 2 females)	1-3	1-3	10-20 years	4 years	Death	1 month	11 months	2-8
North Sulawesi Babirusa	1-5 (up to 1 male, up to 4 females)	1	1-4	12-24 years	2 years	Death	5.3 months	6.7 months	1-2
Nyala	1-5 (up to 1 male, up to 4 females)	1	1-5	15-23 years	1.5 years	Death	7 months	5 months	1
Ocellated Eagle Ray	1-16 (up to 16 males, up to 16 females)	1-16	1-16	20-30 years	5 years	Death	12 months	12 months	1-3
Old World Swallowtail	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0.5-1 years	Unknown	Unknown	1.2 months	10.8 months	1
Plains Zebra	3-6 (up to 1 male, up to 5 females)	1-6	1-6	20-40 years	4 years	Death	13 months	11 months	1
Przewalski's Horse	3-8 (up to 1 male, up to 7 females)	1-8	1-8	25-36 years	2 years	Death	12 months	12 months	1
Red Deer	3-9 (up to 1 male, up to 8 females)	1-10	1-15	20-27 years	4 years	Death	8.2 months	3.8 months	1
Red-Eyed Tree Frog	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	4-5 years	Unknown	Unknown	0.4 months	11.6 months	1-4
Red Panda	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	8-15 years	1.5 years	Death	4.3 months	7.7 months	1-3
Reticulated Giraffe	3-12 (up to 3 males, up to 9 females)	1-12	1-12	20-35 years	4 years	32 years	14.2 months	21.8 months	1
Ring-Tailed Lemur	3-30 (up to 29 males, up to 29 females)	1-30	1-30	16-27 years	3 years	16 years	4.4 months	7.6 months	1
Sable Antelope	3-11 (up to 1 male, up to 10 females)	1-6	1-11	16-22 years	1.5 years	Death	8.5 months	3.5 months	1
Sacred Scarab Beetle	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	3-6 years	Unknown	Unknown	1 month	10.9 months	1-3
Saltwater Crocodile	1-7 (up to 1 male, up to 6 females)	1	1-7	70-114 years	14 years	Death	1 month	11 months	1-4
Sand Tiger Shark	2-6 (up to 6 males, up to 6 females)	1-6	1-6	15-30 years	6 years	Death	9 months	27 months	1-2
Secretarybird	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	15-20 years	3 years	Death	1.6 months	12 months	1-2
Shoebill	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	25-37 years	4 years	Death	1.1 months	12 months	1-2
Siamang	2-6 (up to 5 males, up to 5 females)	1-6	1-6	30-50 years	8 years	40 years	8 months	28 months	1
Snow Leopard	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1-2	15-25 years	3 years	20 years	3 months	21 months	1-3
Spotted Hyena	2-3 (up to 2 males, up to 2 females)	1-3	1-3	12-20 years	3 years	12 years	3.6 months	11.4 months	1-3
Springbok	3-36 (up to 1 male, up to 35 females)	1-36	1-36	7-14 years	1 year	Death	6 months	6 months	1
Sri Lankan Rose	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0.5-1 years	Unknown	Unknown	1.2 months	10.8 months	1
Sumatran Orangutan	1-6 (up to 1 male, up to 5 females)	1	1-6	44-58 years	10 years	Death	8.8 months	104.6 months	1
Sumatran Tiger	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	10-20 years	4 years	Death	3.4 months	20.6 months	1-4
Sun Bear	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	25-30 years	4 years	Death	6.8 months	29.2 months	1-3
Sunda Pangolin	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	7-20 years	2 years	Death	5.9 months	6.1 months	1
Thomson's Gazelle	3-36 (up to 1 male, up to 35 females)	1-36	1-36	10-20 years	2 years	Death	6 months	6 months	1
Toco Toucan	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1-2	1-2	20-25 years	4 years	Death	0.7 months	12 months	1-3
West Indian Manatee	1-8 (up to 7 males, up to 7 females)	1-8	1-8	30-50 years	7 years	40 years	13 months	23 months	1
Western Chimpanzee	5-15 (up to 10 males, up to 10 females)	1-10	1-15	36-60 years	14 years	50 years	8 months	52 months	1
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	15-26 years	Unknown	Unknown	6.5 months	5.5 months	1
Western Lowland Gorilla	3-6 (up to 1 male, up to 5 females)	1-6	1-6	35-60 years	10 years	44 years	9 months	60 months	1
White-Backed Vulture	6-80 (up to 40 males, up to 40 females)	1-40	1-40	19-25 years	6 years	Death	1.8 months	10.2 months	1
White-Tailed Sea-Eagle	1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)	1	1	30-40 years	5 years	Death	1.3 months	12 months	1-2
Wild Boar	3-30 (up to 1 male, up to 29 females)	1-10	1-30	13-27 years	1 year	12 years	3.7 months	8.3 months	2-5
Yellow Anaconda	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	15-23 years	Unknown	Unknown	6 months	6 months	1

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