Welcome Buzz Pet readers to the second of a 5 post series highlighting the often strange but true facts relating to all thing pets!

In our last post we discovered that the Border Collie is the world’s most intelligent dog breed and that Equinophobia is the term used to describe someone who has a fear of horses. Two facts that I must admit I did not know before researching this topic!

So continuing the theme lets look at the next 10 Strange But True Pet Facts.

Fact 1: Fleas spend an average of two months on pets.

Fact 2: Scientists estimate that there are over 24,000 difference species of fish in the world.

Fact 3: Dogs and humans are the only animals with prostates.

Fact 4: The largest dog in the world is the Irish Wolfhound.

Fact 5: The world’s smallest cat is a blue-point Himalayan / Persian measuring in at 18.75cm long and 6.88cm tall.

Fact 6: Horses cannot breathe through their noses.

Fact 7: Pigeons can reach speeds up to 160mph.

Fact 8: Sharks are immune to all known diseases.

Fact 9: All snakes swallow their food whole.

Fact 10: Most Hamsters blink one eye at a time.

Stay tuned for post 3 coming to Buzz Pet soon!

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In Cairns, Australia, a family’s cat that had been missing for a couple of days was found, and wait for it, inside a 4m python’s belly after the mother of the family noticed a rather tubby snake outside their home!  A local wildlife volunteer then took the snake in question to the local vet who scanned the python for the microchip # and found a positive match.

Check out the full news story at the The Cairns Post.

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