On the average in their natural environment their lifespan is 50-60 years although they have lived as long as 70 and occassionally even 80 years. In captivity their average lifespan is 60-75 years.
Surprisingly to me, I found that elephant are not one of those animals that lives for 100+ years. Typically, they survive for 50 - 70 years, but the oldest on record was 82 when he died.
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On the average in their natural environment their lifespan is 50-60 years although they have lived as long as 70 and occassionally even 80 years. In captivity their average lifespan is 60-75 years.
African Elephants - up to 70 years.
Asian Elephant - up to 80 years.
Generally all elephants will live between 50-60 years barring poachers.
Surprisingly to me, I found that elephant are not one of those animals that lives for 100+ years. Typically, they survive for 50 - 70 years, but the oldest on record was 82 when he died.
probably 70 or 80 years