Know Your Animals #1 - DOGS

animalcentral (53)in #animalcentral • 7 years ago (edited)

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Canis lupus familiaris, better known to you and me as DOGS rank very high in Man's list of BFFs.

They protect us, guard our houses, give us company, serve as an aid to the handicapped and even work in the law and order department - essentially, they've become an important part of our society.

We all know Dogs are the domesticated counterparts of their wild cousins... the wolves. They usually hate cats. And they pant to cool themselves down.

Here are 10 interesting facts that you may or may not know about DOGS:

1.

Dogs curl up to sleep because of an instinct to keep themselves warm, and to protect their vital organs from any possible attacks.

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2.

Dogs do not sweat through their mouths. They have sweat glands in their paws... more accurately, between their paw pads.

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3.

Dogs have an immaculate sense of time. They know when their owners have been away for too long.

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4.

Dogs see in black and white - Myth. The Truth? They can see in color... but not as vividly as we do.

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Dogs have three eyelids - an upper lid, a lower lid and another lid beneath the first two called nictitating membrane, which protects the eye and keeps it moist.

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6.

A very fascinating fact is that Dogs dream just as we do.

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7.

Dogs can smell diseases.
Dogs have been known to detect cancer, diabetes and early signs of epileptic seizures.

8.

A dog's nose is wet because it secretes a thin layer of mucous that absorbs scent.

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9.

Dog breeds were brought about by humans. The different breeds do not occur naturally. Till about 15,000 years ago, dogs were just a loose category of wolves till we fed and selectively bred them.