Animals aren’t just adorable with incredible personalities and fun to be with and care for. They’re also full of interesting, fascinating facts and unique traits that are as individual as they are. Here’s a look at a few fun ones. This can be especially awesome to share with the children of your family about your furry babies at home!
- Dogs have over 100 facial expressions, most through using their ears.
- Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
- 95% of pet owners admit they talk to their pets.
- Cats almost never meow at other cats. They tend to only meow for human attention.
- “Cold-blooded” animals doesn’t mean their blood is cold. It means that they get their body heat from external sources versus being able to regulate their body temperature themselves.
- The shape of a bird’s beak directly corresponds to what it naturally eats in the world.
- Birds do not have the same sense of taste as other animals (including humans!).
- All dog breeds have a black tongue except one: the Chow, whose tongue turns black a few weeks after they’re born.
- Hamsters chew so much because their teeth do not stop growing! Chewing helps keep their teeth filed down.
- Cats do not have sweat glands like people do.
- Cats love to hear the sound of your voice and their own name.
- Dogs only sweat through the pads of their feet.
- Hamsters can store food in their cheeks to eat later.
