Cats....- A domestic cat sleeps up to 14 hrs a day.
- In a lifetime, the average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hrs purring.
- Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds, while dogs can make only 10.
- A cat uses whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. They act as antennae, helping to judge the precise width of any passage.
- The majority of cats do not have eyelashes, and just like finger prints every cats nose pad is different.
- A cat sees about 6 times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum, a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.
Dogs....- There are over 60 million dogs in the U.S.
- Dogs can be trained to detect upcoming epileptic seizures.
- About 30 % of Americans admit to talking to their dogs or leaving messages on their answering machines for their dogs while they are away! :)
- The fastest dog, the greyhound, can reach speeds up to 41.7 mph.
- The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
Here's a couple more tid bits:
- Americans spend around 3 Billion dollars for cat and dog food a year!
- The longest recorded lifespan of a Tapeworm was 35 years.....Eeeewww!!!
