Stupid Facts: Life Spans

• An average elephant lives for about 55 years.
  
  
• A butterfly lives for about 6 months.
  
  
• A gorilla lives to about 40 years of age.
  
  
• A queen honeybee lives for about 7 years.
  
  
• A shark lives for about 100 years.
  (see Sharks! WordFinder)
  
  
• An average lion lives for 25 years.
  
  
• An average parrot lives for 120 years.
  
  
• Ants may live up to 16 years.
  
  
• Dolphins live for about 25 years.
  
  
• Eagles live for about 40 years.
  
  
• Giant tortoises live to be 200 years old.
  
  
• Rattlesnakes live for about 19 years.
  
  
• The longest-lived insects are queen termites, which live for up to 100 years.
  
  
• The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age.