Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1895 — ANIMAL LIFE. [ARTICLE]

ANIMAL LIFE.

The natural life of an eleptan at is said to be 120 years. It is, however, greatly shortened by captivity. Oxen an/l sheep are believed by some stockmen to fatten better in company than when kept afone. The bones of very aged persons are said to have a greater proportion of lime than those of young people. The rhinoceros has a perfect passion for wallowing in the mud, an/l is usually covered with a thick coat of it. The lowest order of animal life is found in the microscopic jellyfish. It Is simply a minute drop of gelatinous matter. The mole is an excellent civil engineer. He always secures liis own safety by having several entrances to his dwelling. The outer layers of the alligator's skin are said to contain a large percentage of silica, henco the hardness of tlx