イヌの平均寿命は２００５年で十五歳と二十年前の約二倍、ネコは十六歳と五割も長くなっている。ネコの方が一年長い。知らんかった。
Top Stories - Meow: Cat owners less likely to die from heart attacks, study says - sacbee.com : "The study, by researchers at the University of Minnesota, found that feline-less people were 30 to 40 percent more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than those with cats.イヌでは役に立たないらしい。
Yet dog owners had the same rate as non-owners. 'No protective effect of dogs as domestic pets was observed,' said the study, presented Thursday at the International Stroke Conference in New Orleans."
