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As for longevity. Tolkien stated that death by natural causes was introduced with men, for one thing. Bolg lived at least 150 years and Azog at least 400. It is generally believed that while orcs do not die of natural causes, those who become older are killed for the sake of efficiency, as they would have various wounds from countless skirmishes or battles. This obviously would not occur if the Orc was a leader, or otherwise had great value. I, for example, have lived for over a thousand years.

Gen. Grievous1138 (admin) comlink 20:48, March 30, 2016 (UTC)