FUN FACTS ABOUT PETS

• Every year, some 2.5 million people get new puppies.
• cats respond better to women In fact, it's women because they have a higher pitch to their voice.
• The heaviest dog ever weighed 319 pounds.
• The oldest dog ever died at age 29.
• Cat's sense of smell is 14 times stronger than a human's!
• The best time for taking a puppy from its litter -- psychologically and physically -- is when it is 49 days old.
• Chinchillas need a dry habitat and need dust baths several times weekly; in fact, a dust bath is necessary to keep a chinchilla's fur soft
  
• A chinchilla needs a multiple level house
• In the wild, hamsters dig extensive tunnels beneath the ground - extending as far as three feet in depth.

These are just so of the fun facts about animals. But here are some many good, fun sites :

http://www.comedy-zone.net/triviazone/animals/page5.htm
http://www.pawpottery.com/Funfacts.htm
http://www.doghause.com/younganimals.asp
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/family/pets/article2.html