The corsac reaches sexual maturity at an age from 9 months to 1 year, with a typical lifespan ranging from 16 years to 26 years 8 months, and a maximum of 21 years 4 months. The development of the corsac proceeds through the stages of "Embryo," when the embryo develops inside the mother, and "Pup," when pups are born blind and helpless, live in a den, drink their mother's milk, and grow rapidly, with this stage lasting from 1 day to 1 month 2 weeks. The pup’s eyes open at an age from 1 week 3 days to 2 weeks 2 days, and the pup begins to walk at an age from 2 weeks 4 days to 4 weeks. Following the pup stage comes the "Adult" stage, which lasts from 10 months to 6 years, when adult individuals hunt, live in pairs or alone, and are capable of producing offspring.