LENGTH OF ANIMALS' LIVES.
The longevity of animals varies considerably. Barely do rats, attain a
greater age tftan five or six years,- The average age of a hare is ten years, and the domestic cat fourteen, althotfgh it has lived for 23 years. The duration of. horses, asses and zebras ranges from 15 to 30 years; _ swine 20 years and domestic cattle from .25 to 30 years. * Higher in the scale comes the .lion, the tiger, and the bear, witt an average life of 30 years. Gulls are recorded to have lived for over 40 years, and ducks and geese beyond the half century mark. It is the rule rather than the exception for the crow, the swan, and the eagle to top three figures. ■Parrots frequently live over 80 years and tortoises hjave been known to have existed for two centuries. There is a carp in the lakes at Versailles which was placed there by Marie Antoinette, who was guillotined in 1793. The longest lived creature of all, however, is the whale. Unless it is harpooned, it usually lives at least 600 years.
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 3233, 3 July 1928, Page 7
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184LENGTH OF ANIMALS' LIVES. Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 3233, 3 July 1928, Page 7
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