Show loncar ry OF S A list I 1 repaired I 1 y a live stock ansur ance man three zoo keepers were till vill ing ot of the longevity of various animals birds rep lies hes and fish anis is a difficult subject john I 1 over said many discuss als it few I 1 now it it has not you see been treated scientifically statistics on it have not been taken in i a systematic way however and the young man tool too out a notebook of red morocco I 1 have here a list of animals ages tint that I 1 believe to be substantially cor where did you get tint that list jack said keeper harrison arrison II of the elephant 4 house it was given to me I 1 lover over replied I 1 by a live stock insurance insun nce agent A live stock Insun ince nce agent Is one who insures horses dogs cows sheep mon keys lions snakes elephants tigers bears deblas leopards armadillo es I 1 hyenas vultures springbok gnus anything in fact that comes in bis his way the man charges cl arges high rates and he makes money tl TI e owners of costly hories hores and cattle like to insure their stock and the proprietors of menageries like ilke to insure theirs too this agent told me that he had bad prepared a list of the average longevity lone vity of animals so that he could set more intelligently and more logically tle rite rate of these anin animals pole pol es when they should come to be insured I 1 hive have his list here I 1 cop ed it off mr air lovel then read hare rabbit rel 7 years fox 12 to 15 years cat 15 years wolf IS 18 to 20 years horse 20 to 25 years wild horae 62 years pig 20 to 30 years stag 40 years camel mature at 5 years and longevity 45 keais dog old at 6 or 7 years at 8 ray gray around the eyes and the corners if of the mouth at 11 or 12 decrepit ind and longevity 12 years sheep 10 years ow cow 15 years bear 20 years ros os 20 years lion hon 20 years and baxt max mum 0 years elephant 70 to rears years eagle years raven years airs sin swan an years carp years pike like average and maximum ears and an torto se years |