The Interesting Facts about Pets

   25   Curious Facts About Pets 

Pets have been such an integral part of our lives for so long, it’s hard to imagine a time before humans got the bright idea to make friends with these furry, four-legged creatures. Cats have been domesticated since at least 3,600 B.C.E. and dogs started becoming pets as far back as 30,000 years ago. But despite being our friends for the past few millenniums or so, there are still new things we learn about our animal friends every day.

             Facts about Dogs

1. Dogs may pretend to be sick to get more attention from their owners.

2. Dogs can smell when their owners are afraid thanks to their perspiration.

3. The dogs can get jealous when their owners show fondness toward other creatures.

4. Dogs have a sense of time and can get accustomed to their schedules in terms of meal times and when they’ll be taken for a walk.

5. Dogs have such a powerful sense of smell, they can be trained to detect certain diseases such as cancer in human patients by smelling metabolic waste products released by the cells.

6. Dogs greet you joyfully when you come home.

7. Dogs always decorate your home ☺.

8. Dogs curl up when they sleep because of instinct...it helps to keep them warm and protect themselves.

9. Dogs have about 10 vocal sounds.

10. Dogs aren’t color blind; they can see shades of blue, yellow, green and gray. The color red registers on a grayscale in a dog’s vision.

               

             Facts about Cats

11. Cats sleep for around 70% of their lives which can be up to 16 hours a day.

12. A cat’s brain is 90% similar to the human brain.

13. Cats can rotate their ears up to 180º.

14. Female cats tend to be right-pawed and male cats tend to be left-pawed.

15. After reaching maturity, cats only meow to communicate with humans; normally, only kittens meow to other cats.

                  Facts about Parrots

16. Many parrots can imitate sounds.

17. Parrots are among the most intelligent birds.

18. Parrots are the only birds that can eat with their feet.

19. Some parrots can live for over 80 years.

20. Cockatoos can move the feathers on their heads.

                  Facts about Goldfish

21. Goldfish actually see more colors than humans.

22.  Goldfish are music experts. 

23. Giving a goldfish as a gift was a sign of friendship.

24. You can train them to do tricks.

 25. For up to 3 weeks they can survive without any food.