Animal Facts

It can vary a lot, but $16,000 is certainly in the ball park. Vet bills, grooming bills, supplies and food all add up. The page linked to below has a fairly detailed breakdown. For a 14 year old dog, he puts the low end at $4,242, said that it's cost him personally $12,468, and can get as high as $38,905.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1671&articleid=1543

Tags: Dog, Veterinary

Fact Page: The average cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven is $16,400 US Dollars.
Date Added: 2010-10-27 12:13:07
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Cockroach, Gross, Weird, Disgusting, Decapitation

Fact Page: Cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off.
Date Added: 2010-10-25 09:22:46
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Goldfish, Darkness, Weird

Fact Page: If you keep a goldfish in the dark, it will eventually turn white
Date Added: 2010-10-20 08:36:35
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Chicken

Fact Page: The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!
Date Added: 2010-10-13 12:09:52
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Turkey, Bird

Fact Page: Most domestic turkeys are so heavy they are unable to fly.
Date Added: 2010-09-27 18:21:23
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Ants, Farming

Fact Page: Ants began farming about 50 million years before humans thought to raise their own crops.
Date Added: 2010-09-20 01:16:56
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Mosquito

Fact Page: The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.
Date Added: 2010-06-28 07:27:31
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Ant, Intoxicated

Fact Page: The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side.
Date Added: 2010-06-25 08:07:08
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Frogs, Frozen

Fact Page: Certain frogs (like the Wood Frog) can be frozen, thawed, and survive!
Date Added: 2010-06-24 08:41:22
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Hamster, Blink

Fact Page: Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
Date Added: 2010-06-24 08:24:35
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Ant, Ants, Stomach, Food

Fact Page: The abdomen of the ant contains two stomachs. One stomach holds the food for itself and second stomach is for food to be shared with other ants.
Date Added: 2010-06-22 17:58:58
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Ant, Ants, Speed

Fact Page: If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse.
Date Added: 2010-06-22 17:57:19
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Dalmations, Dogs

Fact Page: Dalmatians are born without spots.
Date Added: 2010-05-10 07:24:15
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Giant Salamander, Salamander, Amphibian

Fact Page: The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.
Date Added: 2010-02-05 09:33:56
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Duck, Quack, Echo

Fact Page: A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
Date Added: 2010-01-11 20:13:26
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Tags: Termites, Sleep

Fact Page: Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not sleep.
Date Added: 2010-01-11 12:05:34
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Fact Page: You are more likely to get attacked by a cow than a shark.
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Fact Page: Woodpecker scalps, porpoise teeth and giraffe tails have all been used as money.
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Fact Page: When a giraffe's baby is born it falls from a height of six feet, normally without being hurt.
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
Fact Category: Animal Fact

Fact Page: Vultures fly without flapping their wings.
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
Fact Category: Animal Fact