pet trivia

Libby Bowen · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:19 am Post subject: pet trivia

ok heads up everyone! Razz

let us test your pet knowledge. hit me with your best pet trivia!

did you know that..

dogs are mentioned 14 times in the bible?
every year, 1.5 billion is spent on pet food and that is 4x more than what is spent on baby food?
prairie dogs are not dogs, they are a kind of rodent?

Wink

(got them from this super cool site: Pet Factory

Sandra Payne · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject:

Unlike humans who yawn when they are bored or sleepy, dogs yawn when they are contented. So when a dog yawns while you are carrying him/her, it means that he/she is contented in your arms. Cute, huh? Smile

Mary Anne Doyle · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:32 pm Post subject:

cats walk with their 2 left feet, followed by their 2 right feet. It's sooo cute watching them walk! Laughing

Melrose Clement · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:07 pm Post subject:

really? i didnt notice! cool Cool

beat this.. did you know that

.. 95% of cat owners talk to their cats? (guilty! lol!)
.. a cat can jump as much as 7x its height?
.. a cat will never break a sweat because it has no sweat glands? (cool!)

Cool

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Patrick Ratzenberger · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:30 am Post subject:

Did you know that a cat has a higher chance of having less injuries if they fall from a higher place than a lower one?

There are cats that had fallen from as high as a building's rooftop and walked away with only a few bruises.

Jennifer Trenton · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject:

this is not exactly a trivia about our pets but rather, a trivia about a menace to them.
"fleas are attracted to animals by body heat, movement, and the carbon dioxide they exhale."

Edith Pope · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject:

Hi guys! Here's one: Idea

Did you know that dogs can smile? According to research by behavioral scientists, yes they do! but they don't smile the same way as humans. They actually grin rather than smile! Ironically, they do this only towards humans but never towards other animals. When a dog smiles at you, it means the dog loves and adores you! Razz

Eleni Gordon · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject:

Angela Gellis · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject:

wow, that's interesting! dogs smiling. they are really becoming more like us by the second. Very Happy

Cynthia Winstead · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject:

TJ Keefe · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:47 am Post subject: trivia...

hi all ...dog trivia let's see if you can beat this one.. Smile

D'you know that????

An estimated 1 million dogs in the United States have been named the primary beneficiary in their owner's will.

I wonder how much would Richie Rich dog would get when his master die..hahaha

Gina Cavendish · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:52 am Post subject:

for Beatles fans out there, did you know that:

"At the end of the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life", an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for his Shetland sheepdog."

source: http://www.i-pets.com/petfunt-dog.html

cool, huh?

Amelia Bowman · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject:

Judith Birkett · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject:

hi all! here's another trivia for my most favorite among all my favorite pets!!!

Horses spend more energy lying down!!!

Could you believe that? How about humans? I don't think so. Most of us could have loved lying down and doing nothing if only we're not supposed to have a job!

If this is true, then I salute those equines more! One reason I love them most is because they are always on the go!

Harvey Simmons · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject:

Did you know that:

One of the best ways to take a cat's pulse is by placing two fingers on the inside of its rear thigh?

Megan Turnbull · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:15 am Post subject:

How about this one?

"European explorers asked aborigines what these strange hopping animals were called, and they replied, 'Kangaroo,' which meant, 'I Don't understand.' Kangaroos are called wallabies by the natives of Australia."

Michelle Pilver · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:57 am Post subject:

Beatrice Dixon · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:39 pm Post subject:

beat this!

have you ever wondered if dogs can understand our language?

i learned from a vet book that "dogs may not actually understand the meaning of human words but they do understand the meaning of the sound and tone of voice, and how loudly or softly the words are spoken."

they learn by experience our language through the sound of certain words.

amazing, huh? Laughing

Edith Pope · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject:

Edith Pope · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject:

Patrick Ratzenberger · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:44 am Post subject:

The smallest recognized breed is the Chihuahua.

And that it was named after the town in Mexico where it originated.

Eleni Gordon · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject:

Kenny Bates · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:55 am Post subject:

Take dog's pulse on the large artery running down the inside of the hind leg. place two fingers just below the point where the leg joins the body. A normal dog's pulse is between 80-140 a minute. warning: a weak or almost non-existent pulse needs immediate veterinary attention; while, a faster than normal pulse indicates fever or shock..

Jennifer Trenton · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:05 am Post subject:

hey, that's great Kenny. thanks!

Here's my trivia:
The easiest way to tell if an animal is a carnivore or a vegetarian is by looking at the EYES! Hunting animals have eyes located in the front of their heads, (dogs, tigers, owls) so they can focus in on the prey that they are stalking. Vegetarian animals have eyes on the side of their heads (rabbits, deer, canary) so they can see hunters coming at them from all directions.

Isabella Valencia · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:26 am Post subject:

Allen Friedman · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:31 pm Post subject:

our forefathers hunt for food and for other basic necessities. as a matter of fact, some of us still do hunt, i guess we are carnivores..

Irvin Zelasko · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:42 pm Post subject:

Jennifer, are herbivores the same as vegetarians? Question

Simon Dobson · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject:

herbivores eat only plants because they have to, it's in their system.

vegetarians eat plants by choice.

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Sasha MacNeille · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject:

The oldest goldfish on record is "Freda" who died in Sussex, England aged 41 years.

Libby Bowen · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject:

i'm clueless about fish. how can you tell a goldfish's age?

Joey Concha · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:21 am Post subject:

Fish do not have eyelids and therefore cannot blink. This is because the purpose of blinking is to hydrate the eyes; tear ducts produce moisture, and blinking spreads that moisture over the surface of the eye. Since fish live in water they have no need for this.

Irvin Zelasko · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:36 pm Post subject:

@Simon:

What if I want to only eat vegetables but for some reason I can't? Am I a vegetarian or not? Is choice really the determining factor? What if I'm forced to eat vegetables only? Can I still be called a vegatarian? Question

Melrose Clement · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject:

hey, hey..

shouldn't there be another thread for this whole vegetarian thing? Laughing

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Beatrice Dixon · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject:

Keith Kitson · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject:

Monotremes

- mammals that lay eggs but still suckle their young. These are the platypus and the echidna.

Simon Dobson · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:22 pm Post subject:

@ Irvin

Go check Merriam-Webster. It says there that:

VEGETARIAN
- one who believes in or practices vegetarianism

It's by choice, dude.

Isabella Valencia · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject:

here's a sad trivia:

Each day in the US, animal shelters are forced to destroy 30,000 dogs and cats.

what do you guys think?

Regina McKee · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject:

Libby Bowen · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject:

how unfortunate for these animals.

Amelia Bowman · Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject:

On a positive note, did you know that newborn pups are like human babies after birth?

They are completely helpless and are totally dependent on their parents until the third week of life, during which time their eyes and ears open and their teeth also start breaking through stuff.

Immediately after birth, like the instinct of a human baby, the puppy finds his mother's teat, and begins suckling to drink milk and to seek the mother's warmth. Very Happy

Joey Concha · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject:

I just would like to add something there, Amelia. Puppies also seek the warmth of their siblings' bodies that's why you can see them cuddled together. Very Happy

Regina McKee · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject:

Interesting thread.

Here's a cat trivia i read from another website:

"The nose pad of a cat is ridged in a pattern that is unique,
just like the fingerprint of a human." Wink

I'm not sure if this true though, is it?

Amelia Bowman · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:05 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the add-on Joey. Knowing that puppies naturally seek the warmth of their mom and their siblings, that just makes them more adorable! i love puppies Exclamation

Irvin Zelasko · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:35 am Post subject:

Did you know that you can tell if it's gonna rain by looking at your cat? Shocked

A cat preening its back or the back of its ear is said to be a sign of rain.

Megan Turnbull · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject:

hey! i'm going to see if my cat can tell if it's going to rain. here's another trivia: "One of the worlds oldest breeds of dog is the Saluki. It is thought to have been developed in ancient Mesopotamia around 3000 B.C."

Regina McKee · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:57 pm Post subject:

Irvin Zelasko · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject:

Yes, this is one of the cat's amazing "powers". Very Happy

I haven't been able to put it to the test, though. If I ever do, you guys will be the first to hear about it!

Sofia Blackbern · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:27 pm Post subject:

Libby Bowen · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:24 am Post subject:

this thread really gives so many interesting information! just goes to show how much we don't know about animals. keep the trivia coming, guys! Very Happy