Animal Facts
Discover interesting and fun facts about cats, dogs, and other animals. Learn fascinating information about our furry friends.
Cat Facts
Get Random FactThe Pilgrims were the first to introduce cats to North America.
When your cats rubs up against you, she is actually marking you as 'hers' with her scent. If your cat pushes his face against your head, it is a sign of acceptance and affection.
Cats eat grass to aid their digestion and to help them get rid of any fur in their stomachs.
While many parts of Europe and North America consider the black cat a sign of bad luck, in Britain and Australia, black cats are considered lucky.
One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
Cats purr at the same frequency as an idling diesel engine, about 26 cycles per second.
A female cat can be referred to as a molly or a queen, and a male cat is often labeled as a tom.
The first commercially cloned pet was a cat named "Little Nicky." He cost his owner $50,000, making him one of the most expensive cats ever.
The word “maverick” came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan refused to brand his cattle.
A cat uses its whiskers for measuring distances. The whiskers of a cat are capable of registering very small changes in air pressure.
Spanish-Jewish folklore recounts that Adam’s first wife, Lilith, became a black vampire cat, sucking the blood from sleeping babies. This may be the root of the superstition that a cat will smother a sleeping baby or suck out the child’s breath.
A cat can sprint at about thirty-one miles per hour.
Fossil records from two million years ago show evidence of jaguars.
In Holland’s embassy in Moscow, Russia, the staff noticed that the two Siamese cats kept meowing and clawing at the walls of the building. Their owners finally investigated, thinking they would find mice. Instead, they discovered microphones hidden by Russian spies. The cats heard the microphones when they turned on.
You check your cats pulse on the inside of the back thigh, where the leg joins to the body. Normal for cats: 110-170 beats per minute.
Dog Facts
Get Random FactGreyhounds 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.
Dogs sweat through the pads of their feet.
The average dog can smell up to 100 times better than a human.
A dog's nose is the equivalent of a human's fingerprints, as no two dogs have the same nose print.
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.