We have two tags for the age of pets. age and lifespan. It makes sense to me that age should be a synonym of lifespan. Could we merge them?
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Well, age is usually how much the pet has lived so far, while lifespan is the average maximum age/time the pet can reach. They kinda have different meanings
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No, they are not synonyms. I suggest keeping lifespan but blacklisting age in favour of more specific tags.
As Hussein said in another answer, questions about lifespan are clearly about the life expectancy of a given species or breed. However, age has no clear meaning on its own; it could refer to a young pet, or a very old one, or a request for age identification, or a question about normal development.
Life Expectancy
These should be retagged with lifespan
Physical, social, and emotional development
These deserve a brand new tag, development
- Cat weight guide for Russian Blue
- Is my pet tortoise's size normal for his age? (actually about development)
- When is the best age to get a baby parrot?
- How old should bearded dragons be when you adopt them?
Age Identification
Maybe keep age just for this, or replace it with something like how-old
- How old is my kitten? (perhaps the only case where age is appropriate?)
- How do I determine if this rodent is an adult or baby?
- We found a dove. How do we care for it?
Stages of life
It is probably worthwhile to create tags for distinct stages of life. These tags, when combined with species/breed tags, really help to select an area of expertise with RSS feeds and/or custom filters.
Young
Add junior-pets to these questions.
- Another New Turtle (request for sex identification)
Middle age
- Is my cat healthy, ill, or just getting older?
- At what age do ginger cats start having black whiskers? (actually a question about development)
Senior
Add senior-pet to these questions.
