- The Greyhound is the fastest dog, running 45mph.
- An African Gray Parrot can learn over 800 words.
- The Irish Wolfhound is the tallest dog, standing over 7ft.
- The smallest breed of cat is the Singapura, which originated from the streets of Singapore. The word “Singapura” is the Malaysian word for Singapore.
- The Koala Bear is a picky eater because it only eats 6 of the 500 species of Eucalyptus leaves.
- One of the first domesticated, purebred dogs was the Saluki (also known as the Gazellehound, Persian Greyhound, or Gazehound), dating back to the Middle East, 7000 B.C.
- A millipede has 750 legs!
- A dog’s pregnancy is only 60 days and a cat’s is 58-65 days.
- The world’s oldest dog (recorded) was 29 years, 5 months.
- Cats have 244 bones in their bodies and 32 muscles in each ear.
- Cats can jump 5 times as high as they are tall.
Information provided by: Fun Animal Facts, Annie Kimbrough
Serving Fort Bend since 1976
