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Show Life of Animals, Eeptiles A cow is really one c the "shortest livers" of all domestic animals. It surpasses the hog, which sometimes reaches 25 years, and goats and sheep, which live about 15. But cats, dogs, camels, horses and even donkeys don-keys live longer than cows, having attained 40, 35, 40, 40 and 30 years respectively. Outside the range of domestic animals, most creatures live only a few months or years-some years-some only a few hours but a few attain incredible age. The longest liver known is the giant tortoise. Authorities say these reptiles live almost twice as long as any olher animal, or more than two centuries! |