# Which species has it the easiest?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 25, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-species-has-it-the-easiest/696428 "2014-08-25T03:53:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-species-has-it-the-easiest/696428/21 "2014-08-26T17:25:00Z")

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> [@Leo\_Bloom](#):
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> I don’t get this.

Species with a low mortality rate can afford to have a low birth rate. If your life expectancy is measured in weeks or months, like mice or rabbits, you better have a lot of offspring.

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