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
Irrawaddy dolphin up to about 30 years in the wild
Atlantic grey seal up to about 35 years
Hawaiian monk seal approximately 25 to 30 years in the wild
Eunice Williams circa 1696–1785
Psittaciformes many species have long lifespans
Mary Forward 19th century via predicate surface "lifeSpan"
Asgardian several thousand years via predicate surface "averageLifespan"
José Victoriano 1887-1927
Pacific herring up to about 15 years
Aegypius monachus up to about 30 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
Aegypius monachus over 40 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
bear 20–30 years via predicate surface "averageLifespanInWild"
Sebastidae some species exceed 100 years
Maxima (wife of Constantius II) 4th century via predicate surface "lifeSpan"
Carlos Lorenzo of Austria 16th century via predicate surface "lifeSpan"
Arctic fox 3–6 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
Arctic fox up to 10 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
African forest elephant several decades
Voyager 1 flight data system multi-decade continuous operation via predicate surface "lifetime"
Carlo Dolci 1616–1686
striped hyena 10–12 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
striped hyena up to about 20 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
Miriam Bienstock 1923–2015
People’s Party (South Korea, 1963) short-lived
parma wallaby up to about 10–12 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
John Harvey Kellogg 1852–1943
Peregrine falcon up to about 15–17 years via predicate surface "lifespanWild"
American kestrel up to about 11 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
Gyrfalcon up to about 15 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
English Bulldog 8 to 10 years via predicate surface "lifeExpectancy"
The Young Marshal
surface form: Zhang Xueliang
lived to age 100 via predicate surface "longevity"
Hippopotamus about 40 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
Hippopotamus over 50 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
manx shearwater
surface form: Manx shearwater
over 50 years
Patrick Barr 1908–1985
Basilisk Up to 900 years or more
Hobbits about 100 years via predicate surface "averageLifespan"
Nothobranchiidae often less than one year in the wild
Nothobranchiidae some species live only a few months
Dwarves about 250 years on average
Ents very long-lived
Hanuman langur approximately 20 years via predicate surface "averageLifespanInWild"
Indian flying fox up to around 15 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
okapi up to about 30 years via predicate surface "lifespanInCaptivity"
Ken Thorne 1924-2014
dachshund 12–16 years via predicate surface "hasAverageLifespan"
Smooth Collie 12–14 years via predicate surface "lifeSpan"
Baikal seal up to 50–55 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"
Ian Wolfe 1896-1992
bearded vulture
surface form: Bearded vulture
up to about 20 years via predicate surface "lifespanInWild"