Interesting animal facts - Let's have fun

Like to read interesting animal facts? I love them. Some of them are really funny some actually serious. But all of them definitely interesting.

For years now I have been learning and reading about pets. And every once in a while I run into an interesting animal facts. I beleive I have hundreds of them.

Since this is a pet site I will share some pet facts here. Oh, I said "we will share"? Yes, you and me. Feel free to add any interesting and funny pet fact you know about.

Dog facts

  • More than 5 million puppies are born in the United States each year.
  • Dog that lives in the city will live approximately three years longer than a country dog.
  • Small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds.
  • Dogs can survive on a vegetarian diet.
  • Dogs are considered color blind.
  • When a dog licks you, he's saying "I Love You"

Dog breeds' facts

  • Bulldogs were originally bred to fight bulls and bears. (David, UK)

Cat facts

  • Cats cannot see directly under its nose.
  • A cat cannot move its jaws sideways.
  • Cats successfully navigate through mazes in complete darkness. They lose this ability if their whiskers are cut off.
  • Cats can hear ultrasound.
  • Female cat may have three to seven kittens every four months.
  • Cats spend 30% of their time grooming themselves.
  • Neutering a cat extends its life span by two or three years.
  • Cats can have freckles.
  • Cats purr at about the same frequency as an idling diesel engine.
  • The cat's brain needs so much energy to function that over twenty percent of blood that the heart pumps goes immediately to it.
  • Cats cannot survive on a vegetarian diet.
  • Cat's urine glows under a black light.
  • The average outdoor cat has a lifespan of about three years.
  • Indoor cats can live more than 15 years.
  • Cats respond most readily to names that end in an "ee" sound. (Susan, Miami)
  • A cat's brain is more similar to a human's brain than to the dog's.
  • The slightest touch on a cat's whiskers will make its eyes blink.
  • The Maine Coon cat is America's only natural breed of domestic cat.

Pet bird facts

funny parakeet in toilet

  • Most parrots are left-handed.
  • Parrot can see behind him without turning his head.

Guinea pig facts

  • Guinea pig can not judge height easy. Never leave him on a chair or somewhere similar.
  • If you drop guinea pig from a low height it will probably break its spine.
  • Guinea pigs are food in some countries.
  • Guinea pigs are born with fur and open eyes.
  • A male guinea pig is known as a boar and the female guinea pig is known as a sow. A baby guinea pig is often called pup or piglet.
  • Guinea pigs are not pigs and they are not related to pigs at all.
  • Guinea pigs are not from Guinea.

funny guinea pig with ribbon

Other rodent facts

  • Rats will any type of food. They will even eat dead or dying rats.
  • Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.

Interesting animal facts | Social life

  • Felix the Cat is the first cartoon character to ever have been made into a balloon for a parade.
  • Dogs are mentioned 14 times in Bible.
  • The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
  • Laika became the world's first space traveler. Russian scientists sent the small dog to space in 1957.
  • Brutus is a dog that holds the record for the highest skydive by a dog at 4,572 feet.

Interesting animal facts | History

  • Ferret was domesticated before a cat.
  • Ancient Chinese royalty carried Pekingese dogs in the sleeves of their royal robes.
  • The penalty for killing a cat 4,000 years ago in Egypt was death.

Interesting animal facts | Stats and money

  • Every year, 5 to 7 million companion animals enter animal shelters in USA (source ASPCA).
  • 62% of pet dogs own clothes.
  • About 22% of the world's catch of tuna goes into cat food in the United States.
  • The cost of spaying and neutering a pet is less than the cost of raising puppies or kittens for one year (source ASPCA).
  • Americans spend more money on dog food each year then they do on baby food.
  • 53 percent of pet owners vacation or travel with their pets (source A.A.H.A.).

The Interesting animal facts page is open for your suggestions. If you want your funny or interesting animal facts added to this page - send a comment. You are not obliged to give your name but if you want people to know who sent the fact, put your name in the form.

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