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 contrast to dogs, cats have not undergone major changes during their domestication process.
A cat sees about 6 times better than a human at night, and needs 1/6 the amount of of light that a human does - it has a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.
Some common houseplants poisonous to cats include: English Ivy, iris, mistletoe, philodendron, and yew.
The Ancient Egyptian word for cat was mau, which means "to see".
The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
The cat's clavicle, or collarbone, does not connect with other bones but is buried in the muscles of the shoulder region. This lack of a functioning collarbone allows them to fit through any opening the size of their head.
Ginger tabby cats can have freckles around their mouths and on their eyelids!
Female cats are polyestrous
The normal body temperature of a cat is between 100.5 ° and 102.5 °F. A cat is sick if its temperature goes below 100 ° or above 103 °F.
Cats that live together sometimes rub each others heads to show that they have no intention of fighting. Young cats do this more often, especially when they are excited.
Cats dislike citrus scent.
In just seven years, a single pair of cats and their offspring could produce a staggering total of 420,000 kittens.
Both humans and cats have identical regions in the brain responsible for emotion.
More than 90% of the Nicaraguan people are Roman Catholic.
A tiger's stripes are like fingerprints
Dog Facts
Get Random FactA dog’s mouth exerts 150–200 pounds of pressure per square inch with some dogs exerting up to 450 pounds per square inch.
The earliest dog fossil dates back to nearly 10,000 B.C.
Is something wet? Unlike humans who sweat everywhere, dogs only sweat through the pads of their feet.
Dogs have sweat glands on their paws to help regulate their body temperature.
Dogs judge objects first by their movement, then by their brightness, and lastly by their shape.
It pays to be a lap dog. Three dogs (from First Class cabins!) survived the sinking of the Titanic – two Pomeranians and one Pekingese.
In 1860's San Francisco, two stray dogs who were best friends became local celebrities. Their exploits were celebrated in local papers and they were granted immunity from the city's dog catchers.
Bingo is the name of the dog on the side of the Cracker Jack box.
Chinese Crested dogs can get acne.
A dog's nose is so sensitive that they can detect changes in a person's emotional state.
The most popular dog breed in the UK is the Labrador Retriever.
The St. Bernard is the heaviest dog breed.
Dogs do dream! Dogs and humans have the same type of slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement (REM) and during this REM stage dogs can dream. The twitching and paw movements that occur during their sleep are signs that your pet is dreaming
The oldest dog on record – a Queensland Heeler named Bluey – was 29 years, 5 months old.
Dogs can understand up to 250 words and gestures.
General Animal Facts
Get Random FactLightning strikes the earth about 8 million times a day.
Elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump.
All polar bears are left-handed.
A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.
Clownfish, wrasses, moray eels, gobies and other fish species are known to change sex, including reproductive functions. A school of clownfish is always built into a hierarchy with a female fish at the top. When she dies, the most dominant male changes sex and takes her place.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II Killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
The catfish has over 27000 taste buds (more than any other animal)
If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.
70% of all boats sold are used for fishing.
In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
Giraffes have no vocal cords.
Nearly 80% of all animals on earth have six legs.
A horse can look forward with one eye and back with the other.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.