THE SPAN OF ANIMAL LIFE
Tho span of human life seems to have been extending in favourable conditions, and it exceeds that of most animals. Camels live for forty or fifty years; cattle, at most, thirty; sheep, eight or nine; dogs, about fourteen. There are recorded instances in which elephants which were of unknown age at the time of their capture have lived 150 years in captivity, and it is believed that they may reach 300 years. Whales have, it is thought, a still longer span, and therg is tho_ wellknown instance o£ longevity in the tOTtoise which was captured in 1693, and was killed accidentally in 1753. Among birds tho eagle and the swan seem to enjoy the longest spell of active life, and among fish the reeoid seems to be held by carp, which have been known by authentic records to live 20Q years. Pike and river trout may attain, respectively, ninety and fifty years.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 101, 26 October 1934, Page 5
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157THE SPAN OF ANIMAL LIFE Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 101, 26 October 1934, Page 5
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