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Anonymous
Hey Spart/an/s.

How come cats are usually longer-lived than dogs? Most dogs are lucky if they see twelve, especially among the larger breeds, while it's perfectly normal to see a cat reach 16 years and not outrageous for a cat to be twenty years old.
>> Anonymous
For the same reason that humans can easily live 80 years. Every species has an average "aging speed" which is optimized to fit the environment where it's from. For dogs (and wolves) it just happens to be faster than cats. Larger dog breeds have shorter lifespans, partially because larger size also translates to more stress, but I've never heard of a dog of any breed reaching an age comparable to the oldest cats (well over 30, oldest almost 40).
>> Anonymous
>>187072
>Most dogs are lucky if they see twelve

My dog is almost 16 years old now- and no, he isn't a yappy ankle biter or a crippled dog that can't move a muscle.
>> Anonymous
> Every species has an average "aging speed" which is optimized to fit the environment where it's from.

I lold.
>> Anonymous
>>187080
Well, it's true. If mice or even cats and dogs aged as slowly as humans, they'd be extinct in no time. They have to have speedy lifetimes to maximize the chances they get to breed enough to leave at least two fertile offspring.
>> Anonymous
Dogs taste better