Top Random Pet Facts

Our pets are smart. They know how to sit, stay, fetch, use a litter box and so much more. While these are well-known facts about our pets’ sharp minds, did you know that cats have more than 100 vocal sounds, or that dogs are not completely color blind?

Read below to find out some interesting, and possibly little known, facts about cats and dogs.

Interesting cat facts:

• A cat has 32 muscles in each ear, humans only have 6.
• Cats spend 15-20% of their time grooming.
• Cats have more than 100 vocal sounds.
• A young, healthy, average-sized cat can jump about six times their length or over eight feet in a single bound. 
• Cats have a sensory organ at the end of their whiskers called a proprioceptor, which sends tactile signals to the brain and nervous system.
• Cats are able to rotate their supple spines more than many other animals and can twist their bodies to a much greater extent.

Dog facts:

• A dog’s sense of smell is so precise, it could detect a teaspoon of sugar in a million gallons of water, or two Olympic-sized pools worth.
• A dog’s nose print is unique, much like a person’s fingerprint.
• When dogs kick backward after they go to the bathroom it’s not to cover it up, but to mark their territory, using the scent glands in their feet.
• Dogs are not completely color blind. They also see blue and yellow.
• Dogs actually do sweat, but only through the pads on their paws.