1. In the centre for abandoned cats and dogs in San Francisco every pet has its own room with furniture. Why?
2. What are the main reasons why pets are taken to see an acupuncturist?
3. How the whole pet industry in San Francisco is booming? Why?
q The pets are always happy to see you.
q They respect your changes of mood.
q They can be great assistants for blind people.
q Unlike humans pets are able to give unconditional love.
q Being near a pet can lower blood pressure and reduce anxiety.
q Other people start to see you as a responsible person.
q People are more likely to start a friendly chat with you when you walk the dog.
q You can tell them things you could never tell people.
1. What food makes up nearly all (around 99%) of a Giant Panda’s diet?
2. True or false? Mice live for up to 10 years.
3. What is the largest type of ‘big cat’ in the world?
4. Are butterflies insects?
5. What are female elephants called?
6. Bees are found on every continent of earth except for one, which is it?
7. True or false? Cats spend an average of 13 to 14 hours a day sleeping.
8. What is the fastest land animal in the world?
9. What is the largest land animal in the world?
10. What is the tallest animal in the world?
11. True or false? Rabbits are born blind.
12. How many legs does a spider have?
1. Bamboo.
2. False - Captive mice live for up to 2 and a half years while wild mice only live for an average of around 4 months.
3. The tiger, weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds).
4. Yes
5. Cows
6. Antarctica
7. True
8. The cheetah (it can reach speeds of up to 120kph – 75mph).
9. The elephant - The largest on record weighed around 12,000 kilograms! (26,000 lb).
10. The giraffe - The average height is around 5 metres (16ft) and the tallest on record stood nearly 6 metres (20 ft) tall.
11. True
12. 8