@petfacts

The cat appears to be the only domestic companion animal not mentioned in the Bible.

An elderly woman was saved by her 12-pound Yorkshire Terrier, who fought off an 80- pound Akita, and survived with only 9 stitches.

Ancient Egyptians revered their dogs. When a pet dog would die, the owners shaved off their eyebrows, smeared mud in their hair, and mourned aloud for days.

A Border Collie named Chaser has learned the names of 1,022 toys, and can retrieve each by name.

Dogs like sweets a lot more than cats do. While cats have around only 473 taste buds, dogs have about 1,700 taste buds. Humans have approximately 9,000.

Two members of the cat family are distinct from all others: the clouded leopard and the cheetah. The clouded leopard does not roar like other big cats, nor does it groom or rest like small cats. The cheetah is unique because it is a running cat; all others are leaping cats. They are leaping cats because they slowly stalk their prey and then leap on it.

A cat's hearing is much more sensitive than humans and dogs.

Cats' hearing is much more sensitive than humans and dogs.

Unlike humans, cats are usually lefties. Studies indicate that their left paw is typically their dominant paw.

There are more than 500 million domestic cats in the world, with approximately 40 recognized breeds.

Cats see six times better in the dark and at night than humans.

Corgi is Welsh for "dwarf dog".

A cat can spend five or more hours a day grooming himself.

Cats often overract to unexpected stimuli because of their extremely sensitive nervous system.

Cats have about 130,000 hairs per square inch (20,155 hairs per square centimeter).