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Dogs, yes! Cats, yes! You’re a pet lover through and through!

You may not be famed poet and aristocrat, Lord Byron, with his 10 horses, eight enormous dogs, three monkeys, five cats, an eagle, a crow and a falcon, but you are owned by both cats and dogs!

Knowing how much you love cats and dogs, here are 10 fun facts about each of them.

Cats:

  1. In ancient Egypt cats were worshipped. (They have not forgotten this!)
  2. In Japan, the maneki neko cat is a symbol of good fortune.
  3. Cream Puff is the oldest cat ever at 38 years and 3 days old. She was born August 3, 1967 and died August 6, 2005.
  4. Female cats are called queens.
  5. Male cats are called tomcats.
  6. Cats have about 470 or so taste buds, versus more than 9,000 on the human tongue!
  7. Cats can see at only one-sixth the light level required for human vision, which is why we say they have night vision.
  8. The most popular cat breed in the world is currently the Ragdoll.
  9. As of 2021, there were an estimated 220 million owned and 480 million stray cats in the world.
  10. A group of cats is a clowder.

Dogs:

  1. There are around 450 dog breeds recognized globally.
  2. A research study in 2016 suggested that dogs can see Earth’s magnetic field.
  3. An Australian cattle-dog named Bluey is the oldest dog to ever live. He lived 29 years 5 months.
  4. A female parent of a litter is a Dam.
  5. A male parent of a litter is a Sire.
  6. The dog was the first species to be domesticated, by hunter–gatherers over 15,000 years ago.
  7. Over 470 millions dogs are kept as pets worldwide.
  8. Dogs can only distinguish between blue and yellow hues in their vision, but are not color blind.
  9. The Labrador Retriever is the most popular dog breed, currently.
  10. A Border Collie named Chaser learned over 1,000 words!

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The All Pet Voices Team:
Chloe, Jessica, Britt, Emily, and Christy

P.S. If you are considering pet insurance for your pets, you definitely want to read How Does Pet Insurance Work?

Sources:
Wikipedia Cat
DailyPaws
AZ Animals
Wikipedia Dog
Live Science
Guinness World Records
Chaser
Lord Byron