- The Galpagos Tortoise has a potential life span of 200 years.
- At the end of the Beatles' song 'A Day in the Life,' an ultrasonic
whistle, only audible to dogs, was recorded by John Lennon to
annoy the music listener's dog.
- The praying mantis only has one ear.
- A purring cat doesn't always mean a contented cat. Cats will
also purr if they are in pain.
- Dachshunds were bred to fight badgers in their dens.
- A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
- You are more likely to be killed by a Champagne cork than by
a poisonous spider.
- On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
- Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
- Small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds.
- 40% of all cats are ambidextrous. The other 60% are either "right-pawed"
or "left-pawed".
- The Chihuahua is the oldest breed of dog native to North America.
- Many cat lovers believe cats are intuitive. That's because they
are right-brain dominant.
- Cats spend 30% of their waking hours grooming themselves.
- Cat's can't taste sweets.
- The smallest dog in history was a tiny Yorkie from Blackburn,
England. At two years of age and fully grown he was only 2.5 inches
tall by 3.75 inches long and weighed only 4 ounces.
- Not all dogs eyes reflect green in the dark, some reflect orange
or red.
- White cats with blue eyes are usually deaf.
- Cats rarely meow at each other. Meowing is reserved for "speaking"
with humans.
- The only dog in the world that cannot bark is the Basenji, an
African wolf dog.
- The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
- The slightest touch on a cat's whiskers will make its eyes blink.
- By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with
varicolored yolks.
- There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than
there are human beings on the entire earth.
- A rat can last longer without water than a camel can.
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