Is the life span of a wild rabbit different from the life span of a pet rabbit?
As with most animals, there is a significant difference between the lifespan of a pet or domestic animal and that of a wild one. Wild animals are exposed to situations that pets rarely have to deal with, such as surviving through the winter months, finding enough food to live on, attacks by predators, and disease, to name just a few. Wild rabbits do not usually live beyond about three years of age, while pet rabbits can live for up to ten years. A lifespan of about three or four years in the wild is also a pretty fair estimate for feral dogs and cats.
