Animal Facts
Discover interesting and fun facts about cats, dogs, and other animals. Learn fascinating information about our furry friends.
Cat Facts
Get Random FactIn 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.
The first true cats came into existence about 12 million years ago and were the Proailurus.
Cats can predict earthquakes. We humans are not 100% sure how they do it. There are several different theories.
Dog Facts
Get Random FactDifferent smells in the a dog’s urine can tell other dogs whether the dog leaving the message is female or male, old or young, sick or healthy, happy or angry.
One of the most famous Labrador Retrievers was "Endal," an assistance dog recognized as the most decorated dog in the world.
The world's oldest breed, the Saluki, originated in Egypt around 329 B.C.
It costs approximately $10,000 to train a federally certified search and rescue dog.
Service dogs are recognized in the U.S. as "necessary medical equipment."
A dog's sense of smell is reduced by up to 40 percent when he's overheated and panting.
Humans have kept dogs as pets for over 12,000 years.
The Labrador Retriever is the #1 favorite breed in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
Bichons, Portuguese Water Dogs, Kerry Blue Terriers, Maltese and Poodles are all good choices if you have allergies since they shed less than other breeds.
The largest dog was an English Mastiff who weighed 343 pounds.
Those born under the sign of the dog in Chinese astrology are considered to be loyal and discreet, though slightly temperamental.
A group of puppies is called a litter.
Just like human fingerprints, no two dogs' nose prints are alike.
Some dogs can smell dead bodies under water, where termites are hiding, and natural gas buried under 40 feet of dirt. They can even detect cancer that is too small to be detected by a doctor and can find lung cancer by sniffing a person’s breath.
The French Bulldog is incapable of reproducing naturally.
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.