Breeding and Lifespan

Life expectancy, sexual maturity, gestation or incubation, litter or clutch size and mating season of every animal with a gestation or incubation period, with how easily it breeds in captivity.

Lifecycle data

64 entries

	Life expectancy	Sexual maturity	Gestation or incubation	Interbirth period	Litter or clutch	Mating season	Reproduction in captivity
AardvarkHabitat	18-28 years	2 years	7 months	17 months	1	Summer	Easy
African LeopardHabitat	12-20 years	2.5 years	3.2 months	21 months	1-2	Aseasonal	Average
African Savannah ElephantHabitat	60-86 years	10 years	22 months	108 months	1	Aseasonal	Difficult
African Wild DogHabitat	12-17 years	1.5 years	2.5 months	12 months	1-6	Summer	Easy
Asian ElephantHabitat	55-70 years	11 years	22 months	96 months	1	Aseasonal	Difficult
Asian Small-Clawed OtterHabitat	11-16 years	2 years	2.3 months	10 months	1-3	Aseasonal	Average
Bactrian CamelHabitat	30-45 years	6 years	13 months	23 months	1	Spring	Very Easy
BinturongHabitat	15-25 years	2.5 years	3 months	9 months	1-3	Aseasonal	Difficult
Black RhinocerosHabitat	30-45 years	7 years	15 months	9 months	1	Aseasonal	Difficult
Black WildebeestHabitat	15-22 years	2 years	8.5 months	4 months	1	Spring	Very Easy
Blacktip Reef SharkAquarium	10-15 years	6.5 years	9 months	3 months	2-5	Summer	Average
Blue WildebeestHabitat	16-21 years	2 years	8.5 months	4 months	1	Spring	Very Easy

Cape BuffaloHabitat	11-32 years	4 years	11.5 months	12 months	1	Aseasonal	Easy
Common HippopotamusHabitat	40-55 years	7 years	8 months	16 months	1	Aseasonal	Average
Common WarthogHabitat	11-21 years	2 years	5 months	7 months	1-5	Summer	Easy
Eurasian BeaverHabitat	10-24 years	2 years	3.5 months	9 months	1-4	Winter	Average
Eurasian Brown BearHabitat	22-26 years	4 years	7.5 months	52 months	1-4	Summer	Easy
Eurasian LynxHabitat	12-24 years	3 years	2.3 months	22 months	1-4	Spring	Average
European BisonHabitat	14-28 years	3 years	8.7 months	15 months	1	Autumn	Very Easy
Galápagos Giant TortoiseHabitat	100-170 years	25 years	2 months	22 months	2-6	Spring	Very Easy
GemsbokHabitat	18-23 years	2 years	8.5 months	10 months	1	Aseasonal	Very Easy
GharialHabitat	30-65 years	16 years	2 months	10 months	2-9	Winter	Easy
Giant PandaHabitat	15-30 years	6 years	4.2 months	20 months	1	Spring	Very Difficult
Golden Lion TamarinHabitat	10-20 years	3 years	4.3 months	8 months	1-3	Autumn and Winter	Easy

Goodfellow's Tree-KangarooHabitat	10-20 years	3 years	9.8 months	14 months	1	Aseasonal	Easy
Great HammerheadAquarium	34-44 years	15 years	11 months	13 months	1-6	Spring and Summer	Very Difficult
Greater FlamingoAviary	30-50 years	3 years	0.7 months	11 months	1	Summer	Very Easy
Grey WolfHabitat	8-12 years	2 years	2.3 months	10 months	1-5	Spring	Easy
Grizzly BearHabitat	22-26 years	5 years	7.5 months	52 months	1-4	Summer	Easy
Hawksbill TurtleAquarium	30-50 years	25 years	2 months	34 months	2-4	Spring	Difficult
Indo-Pacific Leopard SharkAquarium	20-30 years	8 years	6.5 months	6 months	2-6	Aseasonal	Average
Javanese Cownose RayAquarium	15-20 years	5 years	12 months	12 months	1-2	Summer	Average
Komodo DragonHabitat	25-30 years	8 years	1.4 months	11 months	1-4	Summer	Very Difficult
LionHabitat	12-20 years	3 years	3.6 months	32 months	1-3	Aseasonal	Easy
Malayan TapirHabitat	25-36 years	3 years	13.1 months	11 months	1	Summer	Easy
Masai GiraffeHabitat	25-37 years	4 years	14.2 months	22 months	1	Aseasonal	Easy

MeerkatHabitat	12-20 years	3 years	2.2 months	10 months	1-3	Aseasonal	Very Easy
Mountain HareHabitat	4-10 years	1 year	1.6 months	10 months	1-4	Spring and Summer	Very Easy
Nile MonitorHabitat	10-20 years	4 years	1 month	11 months	2-8	Summer	Average
North Sulawesi BabirusaHabitat	12-24 years	2 years	5.3 months	7 months	1-2	Aseasonal	Easy
NyalaHabitat	15-23 years	1.5 years	7 months	5 months	1	Autumn	Easy
Ocellated Eagle RayAquarium	20-30 years	5 years	12 months	12 months	1-3	Summer	Easy
Plains ZebraHabitat	20-40 years	4 years	13 months	11 months	1	Aseasonal	Very Easy
Przewalski's HorseHabitat	25-36 years	2 years	12 months	12 months	1	Spring	Easy
Red DeerHabitat	20-27 years	4 years	8.2 months	4 months	1	Autumn	Easy
Red PandaHabitat	8-15 years	1.5 years	4.3 months	8 months	1-3	Spring	Very Easy
Reticulated GiraffeHabitat	20-35 years	4 years	14.2 months	22 months	1	Aseasonal	Easy
Ring-Tailed LemurHabitat	16-27 years	3 years	4.4 months	8 months	1	Summer	Easy

Sable AntelopeHabitat	16-22 years	1.5 years	8.5 months	3 months	1	Summer	Very Easy
Saltwater CrocodileHabitat	70-114 years	14 years	1 month	11 months	1-4	Spring	Easy
Sand Tiger SharkAquarium	15-30 years	6 years	9 months	27 months	1-2	Autumn and Winter	Very Difficult
SiamangHabitat	30-50 years	8 years	8 months	28 months	1	Aseasonal	Average
Snow LeopardHabitat	15-25 years	3 years	3 months	21 months	1-3	Winter	Average
Spotted HyenaHabitat	12-20 years	3 years	3.6 months	11 months	1-3	Aseasonal	Very Easy
SpringbokHabitat	7-14 years	1 year	6 months	6 months	1	Aseasonal	Very Easy
Sumatran OrangutanHabitat	44-58 years	10 years	8.8 months	105 months	1	Aseasonal	Easy
Sumatran TigerHabitat	10-20 years	4 years	3.4 months	21 months	1-4	Aseasonal	Average
Sun BearHabitat	25-30 years	4 years	6.8 months	29 months	1-3	Aseasonal	Easy
Sunda PangolinHabitat	7-20 years	2 years	5.9 months	6 months	1	Aseasonal	Very Difficult
Thomson's GazelleHabitat	10-20 years	2 years	6 months	6 months	1	Aseasonal	Very Easy

West Indian ManateeAquarium	30-50 years	7 years	13 months	23 months	1	Summer	Average
Western ChimpanzeeHabitat	36-60 years	14 years	8 months	52 months	1	Aseasonal	Average
Western Lowland GorillaHabitat	35-60 years	10 years	9 months	60 months	1	Aseasonal	Average
Wild BoarHabitat	13-27 years	1 year	3.7 months	8 months	2-5	Autumn	Very Easy

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Genetics

In Animal Trading every animal shows its Genetic Rating and four genes: Vitality, Longevity, Fertility and Immunity. Each gene is shown as a percentage, and the Animal Trading filters set a minimum and maximum from 0 to 100 for each gene. Exhibit animals show only Longevity and Fertility.

Vitality	The vitality gene indicates the animal's potential to dominate in fights.
Longevity	The longevity gene indicates the animal's maximum potential lifespan.
Fertility	The fertility gene indicates the animal's likelihood of success when mating.
Immunity	The immunity gene indicates the probability of an animal avoiding infection, and how quickly it may succumb to and recover from disease.

Every animal has its own DNA, inheriting genetics from each parent.

Additive genes positively reinforce traits when two animals breed, they are:

• Vitality

• Longevity

Diversity genes improve when the genetic information from both parents is different, otherwise traits like Fertility will degrade. This tends to occur with inbreeding. The Diversity genes are:

• Fertility

• Immunity

Animals tend to have a similar appearance to their Parents - unusual colourmorphs and patterns can be passed down genetically.

Genetic Rating

The genetic rating indicates the overall quality of all genes of this animal compared to the general population.

Unranked	Below average genetics compared to the general population.
Bronze	Average genetics compared to the general population.
Silver	Above average genetics compared to the general population.
Gold	Outstanding genetics compared to the general population.

Animal Genealogy

Genealogy displays information about an animal's parents, siblings, mates and offspring in one screen. It also shows their genetics, allowing you to follow genetics across families and generations.

Each gene is represented by 6 pairs of the letters A, B C and D. Offspring will inherit one set of letters from each parent, to form new genes, there is also a low chance for individual gene letters to mutate to a new letter.

High quality genetics for additive genes Vitality and Longevity have more of the letters A and B. Animals can be selectively bred to find matches which increase the number of A and B letters in the gene.

High quality genetics for diversity genes Fertility and Immunity have fewer pairs of any letter, like AA, BB, CC or DD. Inbreeding is likely to produce double letter pairs more often, reducing Fertility and Immunity.

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