# Puppy Facts You Didn't Know

Puppies can be born green.

Seriously.

A pigment from the placenta mixes with amniotic fluid and dyes their fur.

It only happens in 1 in 10,000 births, and fades after a few weeks.

The first confirmed identical twin puppies weren't documented until 2016.

A vet in South Africa found two puppies sharing one placenta during a C-section.

DNA tests confirmed they were genetically identical - the first ever recorded.

You know that sad face your dog makes when they want something?

They're doing it on purpose.

Dogs evolved special facial muscles just to make their eyes look bigger and sadder.

And they only do it when they know you're watching.

Every puppy has a completely unique nose print, like a fingerprint.

The Canadian Kennel Club has accepted nose prints as official ID since 1938.

Scientists found a 14,000-year-old puppy jawbone showing signs of canine distemper.

That puppy was sick for weeks, which means Stone Age humans were nursing it back to health.

We've loved puppies for at least 14,000 years.

Some things never change.

Follow if you learned something new.

Comment which fact surprised you most.
