Furry (and nonfurry) Fun Facts About Pets

Some interesting things you may or may not already know about the creatures we share our homes and the planet with...

• When running at full speed, most domestic dogs are capable of reaching speeds up to 19 miles per hour-Greyhounds up to 45mph. (That's faster than the VW bus I used to drive)
• A cat can jump as much as 7 times its height
• An iguana is able to hold its breath for up to 30 minutes
• A cat's heart beats twice as fast as a human's
• Most hamsters only blink 1 eye at a time
• Dogs do not have an appendix
• A cat has 5 more vertebrae in its spinal column than a human
• A goldfish can live up to 40 years
• Using their swiveling ears like radar dishes, dogs can locate the source of a sound in 6/100ths of a second
• A group of kittens is called a "kindle" (does that mean they can read???)

• Two of the Titanic's survivors were dogs
• When a rabbit is happy, it will click its teeth
• To survive, every bird must eat at least half its own weight in food each day (but what's MY excuse?)

 

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The goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish.