- Greyhounds can jump a distance of 27 feet.
- More than 5 million puppies are born in the United States each
year.
- As of 2001, there are around 44 million sheep in New Zealand,
a country of around 4 million people.
- Dolphins sleep with one half of the brain at a time, and one
eye closed.
- Cat whiskers are found on the face and on the back of the forelegs
as well.
- A hippo can run faster than man.
- In North America, a black cat crossing your path is thought
to bring bad luck. In Great Britain, a black cat crossing your
path is thought to bring good luck.
- A white cat sleeping outside your home on your wedding day is
said to bring lasting happiness.
- The Rottweiler makes an excellent family pet. They are especially
good with children and a fantastic guard dog.
- The average cow produces 40 glasses of milk each day.
- The membranes in a dog's nose, if unfolded and laid out, would
be larger than the dog itself.
- Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat door.
- Current domestic cats were the result of genetic mutation so
that they would be tame at birth.
- A Panda's diet is 99% bamboo.
- When two dogs approach each other, the dog which wags its tail
very slowly is in charge.
- Some lions can mate over 50 times a day.
- If you lift a Kangaroo's tail off the ground it can't hop -
they use their tails for balance.
- For every person there are rougly 200 million insects.
- Polar bears can swim 60 miles without pausing for a rest.
- The leech has 32 brains.
- The theobromine in chocolate that stimulates the cardiac and
nervous systems is too much for dogs, especially smaller pups.
A chocolate bar is poisonous to dogs and can even be lethal.
- Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed and continue living.
- When the Black Death swept across England one theory was that
cats caused the plague. Thousands were slaughtered. Ironically,
those that kept their cats were less affected, because they kept
their houses clear of the real culprits, rats.
- Each year, insects eat 1/3 of the Earth's food crop.
- Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not sweat by salivating.
They sweat through the pads of their feet.
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