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Show Animals' Lives The whale is claimed to be the longest lived animal, some specimens speci-mens being thought to reach the age of years. Elephants reach the age of 1ml to 1.V) years. Among fishes, the pike and the carp live the longest, about 1"0 years. Tortoises Tor-toises also reach the age of l.'O. The eagle, crow, raven and rhinoceros rhin-oceros reach 70 years, the camel o0 to SO years, the crocodile and swan nearly 100 years. Horses In general live 20 to 43 years, though some have been known to live over .V) years. The lion lives 20 to 40 years, the ox 15 to 20 years, the dog 12 to 34 years, the cat 10 to IS years. |