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European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Max longevity: 13 years
Gestation: 30.6 days
Adult mass: 1.9 kg

Fin whale

Balaenoptera physalus

Max longevity: 114 years
Gestation: 11.2 months
Adult mass: 38.8 t

Fruit fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Max longevity: 0.3 years
Gestation / incubation: Data not available
Adult mass: —

Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

Max longevity: 59 years
Gestation: 2.3 months
Adult mass: 153 kg

Giant panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Max longevity: 36.8 years
Gestation: 4.3 months
Adult mass: 117.5 kg

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

Max longevity: 39.5 years
Gestation: 15 months
Adult mass: 800 kg

Golden eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Max longevity: 48 years
Incubation: 44 days
Adult mass: 4.4 kg

Golden hamster

Mesocricetus auratus

Max longevity: 3.9 years
Gestation: 16 days
Adult mass: 105 g

Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

Max longevity: 60.1 years
Gestation: 8.4 months
Adult mass: 126.2 kg

Gray wolf

Canis lupus

Max longevity: 20.6 years
Gestation: 2 months
Adult mass: 29.2 kg

Great horned owl

Bubo virginianus

Max longevity: 29 years
Incubation: 27 days
Adult mass: 1.4 kg

Great white shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Max longevity: 50 years
Gestation / incubation: Data not available
Adult mass: 1.9 t

Greater flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Max longevity: 58.8 years
Incubation: 30 days
Adult mass: 3 kg

Green sea turtle

Chelonia mydas

Max longevity: 75 years
Gestation: 59 days
Adult mass: 160 kg

Grey parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Max longevity: 49.7 years
Incubation: 30 days
Adult mass: 333 g

Guinea pig

Cavia porcellus

Max longevity: 12 years
Gestation: 2.2 months
Adult mass: 639.1 g

Harbor seal

Phoca vitulina

Max longevity: 47.6 years
Gestation: 8.3 months
Adult mass: 94.3 kg

Hawksbill

Eretmochelys imbricata

Max longevity: 20 years
Gestation: 2 months
Adult mass: 67 kg

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Max longevity: 61.2 years
Gestation: 7.7 months
Adult mass: 2.6 t

Horse

Equus caballus

Max longevity: 57 years
Gestation: 11.1 months
Adult mass: 250 kg

Horse mackerel

Thunnus thynnus

Max longevity: 15 years
Gestation / incubation: Data not available
Adult mass: 376.2 kg

House mouse

Mus musculus

Max longevity: 4 years
Gestation: 19.6 days
Adult mass: 20.5 g

Humpback whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Max longevity: 95 years
Gestation: 11.5 months
Adult mass: 30 t

Indian cobra

Naja naja

Max longevity: 32.3 years
Incubation: 2 months
Adult mass: —