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  • From whether cats always land on their feet to if dogs only see in black and white,

  • we answer 10 of your most burning questions about cats and dogs

  • Hey there, my name is Shima, I'll be reading out the questions and answers

  • • I'm Danger Dolan and I'm here to blow your mind with truth

  • 10 – Do cats really have nine lives?, • No, of course not. They actually travel

  • back through time to warn themselves about the car that's about to hit them, or to

  • maybe not finish chewing through electrical wirebut after the 9th time their time

  • travelling fuel runs out and they must return to their home planet, CATANIA

  • No, they only have one life just like everyone else. They're so quick at getting

  • out of danger though that people used to joke about a cat having more than one life.

  • 9 – Why do dogs like it when we pet them?, • Rubbing a dogs fur actually gives them

  • energy to run around and play gamesif you were to never pat a dogs fur again, eventually

  • it would completely run out of energy and slowly turn into a statuewhich is why

  • we find so many cat and dog statues buried in the sands of Egypt

  • Dogs groom each other to show love and that they are part of the same group or pack.

  • Petting your dog is kind of like thisit tells them that you love them and that they

  • are a part of your family, your pack! 8 – Do cats always land on their feet?,

  • Of course! And if you strap buttered toast to a cat's back, it'll turn into an anti-gravity

  • machine! Since the cat can't land on its feet and toast NEVER lands buttered-side down,

  • the cat will float in mid-airgo ahead, TRY IT

  • When a cat falls, they twist their body around so that their feet touch the ground

  • first. Sometimes though, they don't have enough time to flip around and they can't land on

  • their feet. 7 – Do dogs dream?,

  • No, because overnight a dogs brain melts into goo and slowly rebuilds itself into a

  • new shiny brain by morningwe don't know why this happens but it explains why

  • some dogs don't remember how to sit when you ask them to

  • Though we don't know for sure why dogs or even people dream, scientists think that

  • all mammalswarm furry animalsdream. So when you see your dog's legs twitching

  • or hear them softly barking while you know they're napping, that means they're dreaming!

  • 6 – Why do cats hate the water?, • Have you ever heard of Schrodinger's

  • cat? Mister Schrodinger was giving his cat a wash one evening when he accidentally dropped

  • it into the waterand you know what it did to the cat? The awful, brutal truth? The

  • water soaked into the cats skin and transformed it into a DOG

  • When soaked, cat fur gets heavy and the cat doesn't like it since they can't shake

  • out their coats as good as dogs can. However, every cat is different and some love the water,

  • especially if they live in a hot and dry home! 5 – Do dogs really only see in black and

  • white?, • Dogs have been around since the 1960s

  • and TVs could only show black and white videos back then, but nowadays everything is in colour

  • and dog scientists haven't been able to figure out how colour works yet, but they're

  • getting closeNope! Though they don't see as many colours,

  • dogs do see in colour. Dogs also tend to be near-sightedthey can see stuff close up

  • but things get blurry far awayhowever they can see moving things at a distance much better

  • than people can! 4 – Why do cats rub their faces on everything?,

  • This is their way of apologising for something, but it's up to you to figure out what it

  • isthey might've chewed up your Nintendo console, clawed the face off your Elsa doll,

  • or left a stinky brown package on your bedsheetsWhen a cat runs its face on something,

  • it leaves their smell on it. By doing this, a cat can make their home smell more like

  • them, which makes them feel safe. When cats do this to you, it's their way of getting

  • to know you and also showing you their love. 3 – Why are there so many different kinds

  • of dogs?, • Once upon a time there was only one dog,

  • but he got exposed to radiation and his puppies mutated into weird subspecies - all with superpowers.

  • Initially they fought crime but over the years they've gotten lazy so now they just bark

  • a lot and request food • A long time ago, when dogs first came

  • to live with people, people wanted their dogs to be able to do certain things for them.

  • Over time, by always picking those dogs with those abilities, dogs changed based on what

  • was being asked of them. For example, bloodhounds got super sensitive noses and greyhounds became

  • sleek and fast! 2 – Do cats and dogs have super powers?,

  • You won't believe this, but cats have the power to push a single pen off an entire

  • desk, and dogs can walk around on FOUR LEGS - go home Kangaroo, because a cat can sleep

  • SEVERAL TIMES A DAY *WOAH* • In a way, they do! They can't fly or lift

  • cars like super heroes, but a dog's nose is WAY more sensitive that a person's, around

  • a thousand to a million times better! Cats can see in the dark six to eight times better

  • than peoplethat's like wearing night vision goggles!

  • 1 – Can cats and dogs get jobs? • They already do have jobs, while you're

  • off at school or asleep, cats and dogs are busy deducting tax from your parents superannuation

  • and inventing squeakier chew toys that they hope you'll buy for them one dayand

  • you definitely shouldOf course! Both cats and dogs cuddle and

  • relax with patients in hospitals and even visit grandparents in retirement homes to

  • keep them company. Dogs can also work as guide dogs for the blind, herd sheep and other animals,

  • and even help rescue people.

From whether cats always land on their feet to if dogs only see in black and white,

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