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Ostrich

Struthio camelus

Max longevity: 50 years
Incubation: 45 days
Adult mass: 109.3 kg

Peregrine falcon

Falco peregrinus

Max longevity: 25 years
Incubation: 30 days
Adult mass: 827.3 g

Polar bear

Ursus maritimus

Max longevity: 43.8 years
Gestation: 4.8 months
Adult mass: 371.7 kg

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Max longevity: 17 years
Gestation: 8.1 months
Adult mass: 45.4 kg

Pygmy chimpanzee, or Bonobo

Pan paniscus

Max longevity: 55 years
Gestation: 7.7 months
Adult mass: 35.1 kg

Quagga

Equus quagga

Max longevity: 38 years
Gestation: 12 months
Adult mass: 300 kg

Red deer

Cervus elaphus

Max longevity: 31.5 years
Gestation: 8 months
Adult mass: 160.2 kg

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Max longevity: 21.3 years
Gestation: 52.4 days
Adult mass: 4.6 kg

Red junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Max longevity: 30 years
Incubation: 20.5 days
Adult mass: 912.5 g

Red kangaroo

Macropus rufus

Max longevity: 25 years
Gestation: 33 days
Adult mass: 35.7 kg

Reticulated python

Python reticulatus

Max longevity: 29.4 years
Gestation / incubation: Data not available
Adult mass: 32 kg

Rhesus monkey

Macaca mulatta

Max longevity: 40 years
Gestation: 5.4 months
Adult mass: 6.6 kg

Ring-tailed lemur

Lemur catta

Max longevity: 37.3 years
Gestation: 4.4 months
Adult mass: 2.6 kg

Rock dove

Columba livia

Max longevity: 35 years
Incubation: 17.5 days
Adult mass: 320 g

Saltwater crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Max longevity: 57 years
Incubation: 2.9 months
Adult mass: 200 kg

Scarlet macaw

Ara macao

Max longevity: 33 years
Gestation / incubation: Data not available
Adult mass: 1 kg

Sloth bear

Melursus ursinus

Max longevity: 33.3 years
Gestation: 6.5 months
Adult mass: 100 kg

Southern elephant seal

Mirounga leonina

Max longevity: 23 years
Gestation: 7.8 months
Adult mass: 1.4 t

Sperm whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Max longevity: 77 years
Gestation: 16.5 months
Adult mass: 28.5 t

Sulphur-crested cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

Max longevity: 57 years
Incubation: 27 days
Adult mass: 723.5 g

Sumatran Orangutan

Pongo abelii

Max longevity: 60 years
Gestation: 8.5 months
Adult mass: 53.4 kg

Tasmanian devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

Max longevity: 13 years
Gestation: 26 days
Adult mass: 6.5 kg

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Max longevity: 26.3 years
Gestation: 3.5 months
Adult mass: 128.8 kg

Tiger shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

Max longevity: 50 years
Gestation / incubation: Data not available
Adult mass: 444.1 kg