Mammal study explains 'why females live longer'

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Mammal study explains 'why females live longer'

By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent

24 March 2020

A new study that looks at lifespan in wild mammals shows that females live substantially longer than males.

The research finds that, on average, females live 18.6% longer than males from the same species.

This is much larger than the well-studied difference between men and women, which is around 8%.

The scientists say the differences in these other mammals are due to a combination of sex-specific traits and local environmental factors.

In every human population, women live longer than men, so much so that nine out of 10 people who live to be 110 years old are female.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52007780

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Related: Sex differences in adult lifespan and aging rates of mortality across wild mammals (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

[rampartc]

1. deer season kills mostly bucks.

[at140]

2. Male animals die fighting other males..is the reason for their shorter lives

In humans, males eat too much, drink too much and do not exercise.
I am a human male hahaha and should easily make to age 95 unless fast acting cancer such as pancreatic cancer strikes me in my 80's.