Chart Showing The Average Life Spans of Animals

Animal Lifespan

A vintage chart from Compton’s Encyclopedia showing the average life spans of a variety of animals.

via Information Is Beautiful

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.