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Show Ages In the Animal Kingdom. A Brent variance as to length ol llfo nppears among different animals. Somo insects llvo for only a few hours, wlillo fish, elephants, and turtles tur-tles aro frequently centenarians, says n writer In tho Sunday' Magazine. Tho nvorago life of tlio mosquito is threo days. Toads usually llvo to the ngo of about IB years, wlillo carp havo been known to reach 150. Chickens llvo from 12 to 15 years; dogs to the ago of ten and occasionally occasion-ally 15, and parrots to extreme ago. Thoao birds havo been known to pass tho ngo of 200 years, Turtles are also frequently centenarians, as aro storks, and elephants are said tc reach tho ago of 200 years. Whales havo been known to llvo for 400 years. |