Animal Facts
Discover interesting and fun facts about cats, dogs, and other animals. Learn fascinating information about our furry friends.
Cat Facts
Get Random FactMohammed loved cats and reportedly his favorite cat, Muezza, was a tabby. Legend says that tabby cats have an “M” for Mohammed on top of their heads because Mohammad would often rest his hand on the cat’s head.
Perhaps the most famous comic cat is the Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. With the ability to disappear, this mysterious character embodies the magic and sorcery historically associated with cats.
In an average year, cat owners in the United States spend over $2 billion on cat food.
Cats have the largest eyes of any mammal.
It may take as long as 2 weeks for a kitten to be able to hear well. Their eyes usually open between 7 and 10 days, but sometimes it happens in as little as 2 days.
Tylenol and chocolate are both poisionous to cats.
Cats urine glows under a black light.
Cats have supersonic hearing
Kittens who are taken along on short, trouble-free car trips to town tend to make good passengers when they get older. They get used to the sounds and motions of traveling and make less connection between the car and the visits to the vet.
Cats, just like people, are subject to asthma. Dust, smoke, and other forms of air pullution in your cat's environment can be troublesome sources of irritation.
A sexually-active feral tom-cat \owns\" an area of about three square miles and \""sprays\"" to mark his territory with strong smelling urine."""
The cat's footpads absorb the shocks of the landing when the cat jumps.
The heaviest cat on record is Himmy, a Tabby from Queensland, Australia. He weighed nearly 47 pounds (21 kg). He died at the age of 10.
A cat has approximately 60 to 80 million olfactory cells (a human has between 5 and 20 million).
Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (humans have only 6). A cat can independently rotate its ears 180 degrees.
Dog Facts
Get Random FactDogs can smell about 1,000 times better than humans. While humans have 5 million smell-detecting cells, dogs have more than 220 million. The part of the brain that interprets smell is also four times larger in dogs than in humans.
Eighty-seven percent of dog owners say their dog curls up beside them or at their feet while they watch T.V.
The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in seventeenth-century England. During heavy rainstorms, many homeless animals would drown and float down the streets, giving the appearance that it had actually rained cats and dogs.
Greyhounds appear to be the most ancient dog breed. "Greyhound" comes from a mistake in translating the early German name Greishund, which means "old (or ancient) dog," not from the color gray.
The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in 17th century England when it is believed that many cats and dogs drowned during heavy periods of rain.
Many foot disorders in dogs are simply an issue of too-long toenails.
No, it’s not just to make themselves look adorable. Dogs curl up in a ball when they sleep due to an age-old instinct to keep themselves warm and protect their abdomen and vital organs from predators.
According to a study shared by Cornell University, dogs were domesticated between 9,000 and 34,000 years ago.
There are 703 breeds of purebred dogs.
Dogs curl up to keep themselves warm and protect vital organs.
The grief suffered after a pet dog dies can be the same as that experienced after the death of a person.
The most popular breed of dog in the US is the Labrador Retriever.
Dogs are capable of understanding up to 250 words and gestures, can count up to five and can perform simple mathematical calculations. The average dog is as intelligent as a two-year-old child.
Dogs have three eyelids, including one to keep their eyes moist and protected.
All dogs can be traced back 40 million years ago to a weasel-like animal called the Miacis which dwelled in trees and dens. The Miacis later evolved into the Tomarctus, a direct forbear of the genus Canis, which includes the wolf and jackal as well as the dog.
General Animal Facts
Get Random FactA jellyfish is 95 percent water!
There are a million ants for every person on Earth.
A polar bears skin is black. Its fur is actually clear, but like snow it appears white.
In the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated.
15 million blood cells are destroyed in the human body every second.
The sperm of a mouse is actually longer than the sperm of an elephant.
More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
Tigers not only have striped fur, they have striped skin!
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.