Animal facts!!!

I thought it would be neat to share facts about pets with everyone... If you have a fact about an animal post it for everyone to see!! I found a few facts about dogs to share with everyone..


-Puppies should remain with their mother until they are at least eight weeks old. During this time, she will teach them not to bite, and how to get along with other dogs.


-Mixed-breed dogs usually have behavioral traits similar to the breed they most resemble in appearance

-People with more than one dog shouldn't try to treat them all as equals. Because pack position is important to a dog, this only encourages jealousy games.


-A one-year-old dog is physically as mature as a 15 year-old human

Bunnies love willow tree brances
Ice cream cones
watermelon
Holding them upside down puts them in a relaxed mood where you can then kiss your buns nose 75 times.

Rabbits cannot throw up - so tummy trouble can be fatal for a rabbit.

Rabbits do not digest sugar well, so one needs to limit the amount of fruit they have each day. (Miss Hoppy gets three raisins a day).

Some people think rabbits are rodents, but they are not. They are classified as lagomorphs and have been since the early 20th century.


Miss Hoppy would disagree with the "putting a bunny upside down relaxes them" statement. She hates being upside down, and will only just tolerate it.

Great facts guys... I found a few more and they might also be helpful to some people in the long run as well :)


Dogs' internal clocks are really magnificent. They know when it's time for you to arrive home, feed them, or go to bed if you are normally on a schedule.

Brush your dog 3 times a week in the spring, and you'll have a summer free from shedding.

Don't attempt to teach your dog anything else until he will sit and stay on command for at least one minute

The burying of bones is part of a dog's instinctive feeding ritual; shaking things viciously is part of the hunting ritual.

Rodents and lagomorphs must have somthing to gnaw on at all times because their teeth grow non-stop.

Now a few facts about cats for everyone.

Contrary to popular belief, the cat is a social animal. A pet cat will respond and answer to speech , and seems to enjoy human companionship.

Cats have AB blood groups just like people

The color of the points in Siamese cats is heat related. Cool areas are darker

Cats can get tapeworms from eating mice. If your cat catches a mouse it is best to take the prize away from it.

You can tell a cat's mood by looking into its eyes. A frightened or excited cat will have large, round pupils. An angry cat will have narrow pupils. The pupil size is related as much to the cat's emotions as to the degree of light.

Does it have to be "Pet" related facts? I ask this because I find it very interesting that the opossum is the only marsupial in North America.

Another interesting animal but not pet related fact, in my opinion, is that there are 2 species of mammals that actually lay eggs;
The Spiny Anteater: http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index.../animals/1.jpg http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index...animals/1a.jpg

and the duck billed platypus: http://images.art.com/images/product...0/11894483.jpg

I LOVE learning new things. Great thread!

The Opossum is almost entirely immune to rabies.

(I forget the exact number, or vocabulary of the words, but...) The Crow is one vocal cord shy of being a song bird. Virtually no other non-song bird can make that claim of being oh so close to fame. ;)

They are called MONOTREMES, and they represent a species of mammals that are very ancient, because they lay eggs as birds and reptiles do.
They also produce milk to feed their young.
And do you know what a young monotreme is called ??? A PUGGLE !!!!!
Wom

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Originally Posted by AdoreMyDogs

Another interesting animal but not pet related fact, in my opinion, is that there are 2 species of mammals that actually lay eggs;
The Spiny Anteater: http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index.../animals/1.jpg http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index...animals/1a.jpg

and the duck billed platypus: http://images.art.com/images/product...0/11894483.jpg

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What the heck I figured I would do a few more...

Rabbits are nocturnal and therefore are active between dusk and dawn.

Ferrets have no inherent fear of humans.

A newborn ferret is so small that it can fit into a teaspoon!

All ferret kits have white fur at birth.

When a chinchilla is grooming himself, he is happy and relaxed

Guinea pigs love being petted and will fall asleep in your lap if they trust you.

Golden or Syrian hamsters must be kept singly after the age of ten weeks. Though they will bond with their human companions, they are not social with other hamsters or animals.

Snakes have a small third lung.

Male reptiles also have two...well...you know...

Earthworms have 3 hearts.

Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.

Guinea pigs and rabbits can't sweat.

Sharks and rays are the only animals known to man that don't get cancer. Scientists believe this has something to do with the fact that they don't have bones, but cartilage.

Deer can't eat hay.

Human birth control pills work on gorillas.

The odds of seeing three albino deer at once are one in seventy-nine billion, yet one man in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, took a picture of three albino deer in the woods.

You can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth. Most males have 40, females have 36.

All shrimp are born male, but slowly grow into females as they mature.

You can house break an armadillo.

The giant crab of Japan can be as large as 12 feet across.

Wolf facts:

- There are an estimated 7,000 to 11,200 wolves in Alaska and more than 5,000 in the lower 48 states. Around the world there are an estimated 200,000 in 57 countries, compared to up to 2 million in earlier times.

- There are two species of the wolf in North America, the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus ) and the Red Wolf (Canis rufus )

- The range of the red wolf once extended from eastern Texas to Georgia and Florida and northward through Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Illinois

- The main differences between wolves and domestic dogs are that wolves have, on average, 20% larger brains, better immune systems, a better sense of smell, and are generally larger than domestic dogs.

Here are some pictures, just because. :)

http://animals.nationalgeographic.co...-wolf-snow.jpg

http://www.fws.gov/northeast/images/graywolf.jpg

Red Wolf -

http://www.druidry.org/obod/endanger...es/redwolf.jpg

Arctic Wolf -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl...1915/img/1.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4618/WolfPup.jpg

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/images/Wolf/mech_09.jpg

Here's a fact, I already knew it but I copied this from another site with more detail lol. ''Pigeon eyesight is excellent. Like humans, pigeons can see color, but they also can see ultraviolet light--part of the light spectrum that humans can't see. Pigeons are sometimes used in human search-and-rescue missions because of their exceptional vision.'' so if you want a pet with good eye sight go for a pigeon!

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...e09789ca54.jpg

Mosaics meaning "Beware the Dog" would be found on doorsteps in ancient Roman cities.

There are six types of Dachshund.

The Great Dane is the national dog of Germany.

Siberian Huskies have been used to herd reindeer in Siberia for 3000 years

Wow, I've heard of them having great eyesight, but i never knew they were used in S&R! Neat!

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Here's a fact, I already knew it but I copied this from another site with more detail lol. ''Pigeon eyesight is excellent. Like humans, pigeons can see color, but they also can see ultraviolet light--part of the light spectrum that humans can't see. Pigeons are sometimes used in human search-and-rescue missions because of their exceptional vision.'' so if you want a pet with good eye sight go for a pigeon!

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Cats can NOT walk on bubbles from bubble bath.

Would someone PLEASE inform my Sparkle of this? She is 11 years old and has been trying, unsuccessfully, since I adopted her when she was 4 months old. :rolleyes:

Brody asked me to say

"dogs are really stoopid" :rolleyes:

Guinea pigs cannot make their own vitamin C and have to be given a supplement or be fed foods high in vit. C.

Guinea pigs will eat the material they chew on unlike hamsters who chew and spit.

Cats are basically lactose intollerant.

8 cats can be trained to open the bathroom door when they shut themselves in there while playing (my door doesn't actually latch though). ;)

(hopefully I'm not repeating this...)

On the opposite side of that...

Dogs produce their own vitamin C and can overdose on it if given the improper supplements.

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Originally Posted by Catlady711

Guinea pigs cannon make their own vitamin C and have to be given a supplement or be fed foods high in vit. C.

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Originally Posted by crow_noir

(hopefully I'm not repeating this...)

On the opposite side of that...

Dogs produce their own vitamin C and can overdose on it if given the improper supplements.

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Your quoting made me notice I had a typo in there. lol