Dogs really are, "man's best friend". They have so many useful functions in our everyday life, thus, dogs guard our house, go after us when we just arrived home, lick us to give us comfort and more. Other elite types of dogs are used for security and military purposes wherein these dogs can smell and detect bombs and other explosive devices and illegal drugs. Other dogs can perform cool shows too. In the history, during the World War I and WWII, dogs played important role also, they were used as messengers, and provided comfort for many soldiers in the battlefield that time. Now for this post we are showcasing some of the top 10 amazing facts about dogs.TOP : 10
Fact : The dog was the first domesticated animal.
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| Photo of a domesticated dog. |
TOP : 9
Fact : A study of fossil dogs and wolves in Belgium, Ukraine, and Russia tentatively dates domestication from 14,000 years ago to more than 31,700 years ago.
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| Fossil dog photo |
TOP : 8
Fact : Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship, and, more recently, aiding handicapped individuals.
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| Hunting dogs with catch |
TOP : 7
Fact : In the Western world, dogs' nickname is "man's best friend".
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| Dog with his owners |
TOP : 6
Fact : There were estimated to be 400 million dogs in the world in year 2009.
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| Group of dogs |
TOP : 5
Fact : The majority breeds of dog are at most a few hundred years old.
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| Dog breeds |
TOP : 4
Fact : In breeding circles, a female dog is called a "bitch".
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| Female dog "bitch" |
TOP : 3
Fact : An estimated of 13–16 million dogs are killed and consumed in Asia every year.
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| Dogs killed for food |
TOP : 2
Fact : Approximately 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs each year.
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| Dog bite |
TOP : 1
Fact : Dogs can see blue and yellow, but have difficulty differentiating red and green colors.
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| Color blind dog |
Data Source : www.en.wikipedia.org
Images Sources :
- www.animals.nationalgeographic.com
- www.isciencetimes.com
- www.en.wikipedia.org
- www.livescience.com
- www.citizencanine.org
- www.creationrevolution.com
- www.whichblankareyou.com
- www.manonthelam.com
- www.miamiresortinjurylawyerblog.com
- www.puplife.com
Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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