Animal Facts
Discover interesting and fun facts about cats, dogs, and other animals. Learn fascinating information about our furry friends.
Cat Facts
Get Random FactFemale cats tend to be right pawed, while male cats are more often left pawed. Interestingly, while 90% of humans are right handed, the remaining 10% of lefties also tend to be male.
Since cats are so good at hiding illness, even a single instance of a symptom should be taken very seriously.
On average, cats spend 2/3 of every day sleeping. That means a nine-year-old cat has been awake for only three years of its life.
Baking chocolate is the most dangerous chocolate to your cat.
In Siam, the cat was so revered that one rode in a chariot at the head of a parade celebrating the new king.
Cats respond better to women than to men, probably due to the fact that women's voices have a higher pitch.
The cat appears to be the only domestic companion animal not mentioned in the Bible.
Cat's urine glows under a black light.
Milk can give some cats diarrhea.
Among many other diseases, cats can suffer from anorexia, senility, feline AIDS and acne.
A 2007 Gallup poll revealed that both men and women were equally likely to own a cat.
Cheetahs do not roar, as the other big cats do. Instead, they purr.
While many cats enjoy milk, it will give some cats diarrhea.
According to a Gallup poll, most American pet owners obtain their cats by adopting strays.
Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day. When cats are asleep, they are still alert to incoming stimuli. If you poke the tail of a sleeping cat, it will respond accordingly.
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.