fact or fiction

Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about our pets, like why dogs wag their tails and cats purr.

Adélie penguins-Most beautiful penguin in the world
This includes species such as emperor, Gentoo, Adelie, and chinstrap, which may have different partners from year to year. Of the 18 different penguin species, only two — Adélie and the emperor penguin — have actually made Antarctica their home. There are about 18 species of penguins on the planet (the exact number is being discussed), which live from Antarctica to the far north of the equator, but only 8 species of penguins can be found in and around the icy waters of Antarctica. Penguins can be found in colonies of the Antarctic continent and on sub-Antarctic islands.
By Rise tr4 years ago in Petlife
Lucky Me
You may not believe this but I was born in Avon Park, Florida to my mother and I had 7 siblings. I don't have a clue who my father was and my mother never told me who he was. I guess some traveling stranger.
By Patricia Taylor4 years ago in Petlife
Suicide by CAT
What if your cat was out to murder you, and you didn't know it? I swear that was the case with my two cats this particular day.
By C. M. Sears4 years ago in Petlife
Spot and the “Ghost”
It was cool October afternoon, when Spot and I set out with my friends for a weekend at the cabin. Dave, Ricky, and I were all studying engineering together, and had just finished several gruelling weeks of exams. We decided to celebrate our hard work by a weekend away at my parent’s cabin, complete with s’mores, fishing, and hiking. Mom and Dad were onboard with the idea, as long as we made sure to tidy up the cabin before we came home. I even convinced them to let me bring Spot along. Spot is my family’s beloved golden retriever, who we rescued several years ago, and he is a huge fan of the cabin and the lake.
By Joyce Kay4 years ago in Petlife
An Adventure With Brandy and Minnie
I consider myself extremely fortunate to have known some amazing dogs in my life. They were my companions, my friends, and my family.
By Caroline-StoryGirlCA4 years ago in Petlife
Mutual Of Oh My Gosh
Here's the ( Snoopy referencing The Red Baron? ) dedicated episode prone blogger tackling yet another Mission impossible Challenge. Odds of even gaining entry seem slim. I mean I have no way of challenging for cash prizes or recognition as usual, only this time I cannot meet the submitted photo qualification.
By P. B. Friedman4 years ago in Petlife
Bulls Like to Tell Stories
My name is Billy and I like to write. It is hard for me to write though because I have hooves. I have hooves because I am Billy the bull. Even though I am discouraged by the fact my hooves make it nearly impossible to hold a pencil or type one key on a board at a time, I write. I live on a farm, and I can not do much for the farmer like the regular bulls because I am not big like they are. But I can tell stories and the farmer likes to hear them. The farmer says if bulls could write maybe I would even win a competition or two.
By Jayde Bartha5 years ago in Petlife
baby shark bingo.
I once met a shark And he grew into a big shark. We remained good friends Up until the end. People told me to be afraid but
By Ari Asha Love5 years ago in Petlife
Kitties Never Say Goodbye
You’d think I’d be used to this by now. We’ve already packed everything we could, and have put a majority of our things in the car, just finishing tidying up before we hit the road, but they are nowhere to be found. We look in their favorite hiding spots, in their cardboard boxes that they refuse to allow us to throw away, and on their favorite chairs, but they aren’t there. We call their names, shake their treat bags, and even offer something special like a plate of cream or a bite of tuna, and still, no response.
By Melissa, the Empress5 years ago in Petlife
A Pitt Bull's Journal
August 2019 I want to say that this is the beginning of my life, but that doesn’t really do what happened justice.
By Caitlin Gonya5 years ago in Petlife
Funny Face
It was a pretty ordinary start to the day, I got up as usual around 4 a.m, got my shower, got dressed and ready for work, grabbed coffee to go, walked over and opened the door to leave and as I always do, I turned and grabbed the knob to the front door, closed and locked it. As I started turning to go to my car, I had to literally jump over a brown paper box sitting about two feet away from the door, I then clumsily toppled down the 4 steps onto the lawn and caught myself, but landed on my hands and knees! As the pain set in, out of my mouth came "OWWWW, DAMMIT" very loudly, as I paused to collect myself, then I rolled around and sat down on my tucas and stared for a minute at the box that just caused me to do the flying swan onto my front lawn. It was the size of a large shoe box that was neatly wrapped with plain brown paper. I decided to get to my feet, and investigate said box. I picked it up thinking "did I order something I forgot about"? I noticed it wasn't really heavy and upon picking it up, I immediately felt something moving inside, I freaked out a little and almost dropped it, but decided to quickly put it back down. As I stared at it, I heard a tiny scratching sound coming from the brown paper box, it was the sound of something small and alive, but what could it be? All I could think was "God, please not a rat, I am not fond of them".
By C. M. Sears5 years ago in Petlife
Mr. Forgotten Sea
Jihad says he owes the first half of his life to his horses, and now it's time to do something for them. 　　The first time I saw Mr. Big Sea was at a military horse farm in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Because of the war, there were few visitors to the farm for more than two years. It was a rare occasion that a foreigner visited the farm, so Jihad, the horse trainer, invited Mr. Big Sea to run around with me. Mr. Dahai carried me in a gentlemanly manner and walked me around the stable twice. Arabian horses are notorious for their strong nature, but not only that, they are also very smart. They often shake their heads to test you, and once they find out you are a novice, they will be mischievous and either do not move, or run as fast as they can. If they like you, they will be tricky; if they happen not to like you, then, you really have to be careful. That's why taming Arabian horses has always been a fascination for Middle Eastern men.
By Daniel Carroll5 years ago in Petlife