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Last Answer : In order to answer your question, you would have to be more specific. The health of animals depends on their care, genetics, environment, etc.

Description : How many pets did Winston Churchill have?

Last Answer : Winston Churchill was an animal lover and had many pets throughout his life. Besides sheep, goats and pigs, there were numerous others - Dodo the Bulldog, Nelson the Cat, Poodles Rufus I and Rufus II, ... had throughout his life, but you can be assured that any pet of his lived a wonderful life.

Description : Dogs, cats, horses, small animals, sheep?

Last Answer : Dogs still come out on top. But not in numbers. People who keep fish as pets have more than one, usually several. And more people have multiple cats than dogs. Birds, horses, ferrets, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits and turtles followed, not necessarily in that order.

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Last Answer : When we think of dragons, mythical creatures in storybooks come to mind. But the creatures that exist and have dragon attached to their names are considered part of the reptile family.

Description : Seriously, how much? (is there even such thing as a woodchuck?)

Last Answer : According to a New York State wildlife expert, named Richard Thomas... a woodchuck could chuck around 35 cubic feet of dirt per burrow...According to these calculations if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he ... , although some do chew wood, so its faster if the wood was precut and ready to go!)

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Last Answer : President Polk was known for keeping horses. You can read more about presidents and there pets here: http://thepetwiki.com/Presidents

Description : It sounds like a superstition to me, but I recently heard that frogs are bad luck. If it is a superstition, where does it come from?

Last Answer : Myths and superstitions have been handed down from generation to generation. Depending on your culture, what part of the world you live in, frogs are considered both good luck and bad luck. Some peoples believe ... a virus. So the answer is that if you believe, frogs can bring both good and evil.

Description : It's amazing that you can find dogs all over the world. Where are the original ancestors of the domestic dog from?

Last Answer : It was once thought that dogs evolved in the Middle East. But new studies seem to indicate that they came from a small section of modern China. Dogs are descended from wolves and retain many of their ... of groups that the different breeds are part of such as hunting, herding, guarding, and so on.

Description : Wolves and bobcats were never domesticated. Why were dogs and cats?

Last Answer : Basically, they were domesticated because of a mutual need. In ancient Egypt,, the stored grain attracted mice. When it was discovered that cats killed the mice and saved the grain, the cats ... used to aid hunters in their quest for meat. Selective breeding created today's helpers and companions.