lifespan

P585
predicate

Indicates the duration of time between an entity’s birth (or creation) and its death (or end).

All labels observed (60)

Label Occurrences
lifespan canonical 394
lifespanInWild 205
lifespanInCaptivity 142

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: lifespan
Generated description
Indicates the duration of time between an entity’s birth (or creation) and its death (or end).

Sample triples (1,177)

Subject Object
Castilla
surface form: Castilla elastica
perennial
minke whale up to 50 years via predicate surface "averageLifespan"
North Atlantic right whale up to 70 years or more
Arabian oryx up to about 20 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
Arabian oryx about 15 to 18 years via predicate surface "lifespanInTheWild"
Arabian camel 40 years via predicate surface "averageLifespan"
Pinus monophylla long-lived perennial
California sea lion 20 years via predicate surface "averageLifespanInWild"
Caspian seal up to about 35 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
Atta cephalotes can live many years via predicate surface "queenLifespan"
Welwitschia mirabilis hundreds of years
Welwitschia mirabilis over 1000 years
Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
surface form: Yangtze river dolphin
estimated up to 24 years
Caenorhabditis elegans about 2–3 weeks via predicate surface "lifespanAt20C"
Patagonian mara up to about 14 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
Larrea tridentata long-lived perennial
Sumatran tiger around 15 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
Sumatran tiger over 20 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
Delta smelt about 1 year
Delta smelt annual via predicate surface "lifeHistory"
Tigers
surface form: Tiger
10 to 15 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
Tigers
surface form: Tiger
Up to 20 years or more via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
Lasius niger up to a few years via predicate surface "workerLongevity"
Fouquieria splendens long-lived perennial
Aphananthe long-lived perennial via predicate surface "hasLifespan"
Bison bison about 15 years via predicate surface "averageLifespanInWild"
Bison bison over 20 years via predicate surface "maximumLifespanInCaptivity"
Syncerus caffer up to about 20 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
Syncerus caffer over 25 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
Cephalopoda generally short-lived via predicate surface "hasLifespan"
Camellia long-lived perennial
Bobcat about 7–10 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
Bobcat up to about 20 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
Amur sturgeon long-lived
northern elephant seal about 9 to 13 years in the wild
Puma concolor about 8 to 13 years via predicate surface "lifespanWild"
Puma concolor up to about 20 years via predicate surface "lifespanCaptivity"
Python bivittatus over 20 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
Jean-Baptiste Pater 1695–1736
Drosophila melanogaster about 1 to 2 months under laboratory conditions via predicate surface "adultLifespan"
Guadalupe fur seals
surface form: Guadalupe fur seal
over 20 years in the wild
Shasta red fir long-lived perennial via predicate surface "lifeSpan"
kirk’s dik-dik
surface form: Kirk’s dik-dik
about 8 to 10 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
kirk’s dik-dik
surface form: Kirk’s dik-dik
up to about 12 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
Guanaco 15 to 20 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
Shetland ponies
surface form: Shetland pony
often exceeds 30 years
Great Red Spot at least 150 years via predicate surface "lifetime"
Great Red Spot possibly over 300 years via predicate surface "lifetime"
Elizabeth of England short life via predicate surface "lifeSpanCharacteristic"
Shetland sheepdog 12–14 years via predicate surface "lifeSpan"