Show TELLING AGES OF ANIMALS Not Yet Possible to Determine Age at Which Many Sea and Land Creatures Die Some sea creatures and a few tew land creatures live so long that It has not yet been possible for man to determine determine determine deter deter- mine the age at which It Is natural for them to die It Is stated for Instance instance In in- stance that in 1497 In a European lake a pike was caught which could not have been less than years old There was a brass ring In the fishs fish's lower jaw and on the ring an Inscription Inscription inscription tion showing that the ring was placed there In the year 1230 1230 years pre pre- Again If It the bone plates In Ina a whales whale's mouth which are said to Increase regularly each year are an indication of the creatures creature's age as Is believed then years Is not an unusual unusual un un- un usual lifetime for a whale Even the common ring trout lives from 30 to 50 60 years The natives of India believe that elephants live to be years old One was kept In captivity years and the age of the animal at the time of his capture was not known Camels normally die between the ages of 40 and 50 horses from 20 to 30 oxen oxon at 20 sheep at 8 or 9 and dogs at 12 or 14 Swans years old and ravens older have been heen known while pheasants pheas ants and ordinary chickens live Uve 12 or 15 16 years years provided provided they do not find their way to the frying tryIng pan many seasons seasons sea sea- sons earlier |