A recent study found dogs and cats are ~25% more likely to get injured on the days surrounding a full moon, but no conclusive evidence as to why that is. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/1696-full-moon-sends-dogs-cats-emergency-room.html
Researchers found that dogs have musical tastes. The Scottish SPCA and University of Glasgow monitored dogs’ heart rates while playing different genres of music and found that they generally preferred reggae and soft rock. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38757761
The anthropologist Grover Krantz, who was infamous for believing in Bigfoot’s existence, donated his body to the Smithsonian on the condition his dogs were kept close to him. The museum honored his request. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://remains417.rssing.com/chan-35265043/all_p3.html
Research done by the University of York has shown that dogs actually like the silly, high-pitched voice their owners use to talk to them. “Dog-speak” is important in building a bond between a dog and their owner say scientists. – WTF Fun Facts
During the Bronze Age, in a territory that is now Russia, there was a right of passage for boys to become warriors which involved killing their own dogs.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130514-dogs-sacrifice-initiation-rite-russia-archaeology-science/
Salmon have an incredibly good sense of smell which they use to return to the same stream to spawn. It is 1000x better than a dog’s sense of smell.
In 2014, over 2.8 million dogs in America were on an antidepressant drug like Prozac.
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/Pets/pets-prozac/story?id=24368051
Why Queen Elizabeth stopped breeding Corgis – WTF fun fact
