- At least 63% of dog owners admitted to kissing their dogs. Of
these, some 45% kissed them on the nose, 19% on the neck, 7% on
the back, 5% on the stomach and 2% on the legs. An additional
29% listed the place they kiss their dog as other!
- The frog was an ancient Egyptian symbol, later adopted by the
conquering Romans. The Frog-headed goddess Hekt was the goddess
of birth and fertility, and later also of resurrection.
- The study of ants is called Myrmecology.
- One in 5,000 North Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.
- The biggest ant colony was found on the Ishikari Coast of Hokkaido:
306 million worker ants and 1 million queens lived in 45,000 interconnected
nests over an area of 2.7 square kilometres (1,7 square miles).
A worker ant will live for up to 5 years; while a Queen will live
up to 25 years.
- Newfoundland dogs are strong swimmers due to their webbed feet.
- Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any
food.
- The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable
from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at
a crime scene.
- Fleas have changed history. More human deaths have been attributed
to fleas than all the wars ever fought. As carriers of the bubonic
plague, fleas were responsible for killing one-third of the population
of Europe in the 14th century.
- The Dalmatian is the only dog that gets gout.
- A tiger's paw prints are called pug marks.
- A dog was once the King of Norway for 3 years during the 11th
centurey AD. The Norwegian King, angry his subjects once deposed
him put Saur on the throne, demanding that he be treated regally.
- Rabbits love licorice.
- Emus have double-plumed feathers, and they lay emerald/forest
green eggs.
- The tallest dog on record was named Shamgret Danzas. He was
42 inches tall (at the shoulder!) and weighed 238 lbs.
- To figure out your "true dog's age" in human terms, count the
first full year as 15 years, the second full year as 10 yeas and
all the following years as 3 years. In other words, a 5 year old
dog would be: 15+10+3+3+3=34 years old.
- Great Danes can eat up to 8 1/2 pounds of food a day.
- Slugs have 4 noses.
- The first dog show was held in England in 1859.
- A cheetah can reach a top speed approaching 70 mph.
- You're more likely to be a target for mosquitoes if you eat
bananas.
- Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick.
As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including
cancer.
- French poodles did not originate in France. Poodles were originally
used as hunting dogs in Europe. The dogs thick coats were a hindrance
in water and thick brush, so hunters sheared the hindquarters,
with cuffs left around the ankles and hips to protect against
rheumatism. Each hunter marked his dogs' heads with a ribbon of
his own color, allowing groups of hunters to tell their dogs apart.
- All pet hamsters are descended from a single female wild golden
hamster found with a litter of 12 young in Syria in 1930.
- The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
|
