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scurvy4all t1_ixspkg0 wrote

Unfortunatly, Zebras on a motorcycle have a lifespan of under 10 mins.

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lurq_king t1_ixsq3sc wrote

Wait, hold on.

With the number of youngster that fall to prey, this average has to be skewed.

So how old does an adult get, assuming they survive the numerous murder gauntlets?

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riskable t1_ixst7s7 wrote

And the picky bastards only work with one payment provider.

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feetandballs t1_ixstno0 wrote

That’s how long it takes to earn their stripes

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rc852 t1_ixstpcf wrote

They last a lot longer than their gum.

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Infinity_Null t1_ixsxsj7 wrote

Replying to lurq_king (#676,840)

Average lifespan is calculated differently for non-humans. Humans count actual average amount of time lived including infant mortality, while animals are typically only calculated from after a certain amount of time has passed (sometimes only counting adults).

Otherwise you would get super skewed results for animals like octopodes (other plurals include octopuses or octopi) which have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of babies at once, of which some lucky species have a survival rate of 1% before adulthood. This would make the average lifespan of an octopus anywhere from a couple days to a few hours.

It is strange and somewhat inconsistent, and this causes the numbers to be Skewed for animals like zebras. But I get why they want to avoid numbers that would be utterly useless for some species.

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Lupercali t1_ixtd76a wrote

I'm actually not sure why that's interesting.

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