- Common house pets are dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, gerbils, hamsters, chinchillas, fancy rats, guinea pigs, canaries, parrots, parakeets, turtles, lizards, snakes, tropical fish, frogs, tarantulas, and hermit crabs.
- Dogs only sweat from the bottoms of their feet, the only way they can discharge heat is by panting.
- A cat can jump as much as seven times their height.
- Iguanas are able to hold their breath for up to 30 minutes.
- Ferrets are currently the third most popular pet in the US. There are an estimated eight to ten million ferrets in the United States being kept as pets.
- A goldfish can live for up to 40 years!
- Dogs have about 10 vocal sounds.
- A pack of kittens is called a kindle, while a pack of adult cats is called a clowder.
- Dalmatians are born spotless: at first pure white, their spots develop as they age.