Narrative and Data Storytelling
Data storytelling helps readers quickly receive information by displaying data in visual forms such as charts, tables, and bars, etc.
Overview
This database mainly comes from Faunalytics and Forbes, and other data comes from Google’s public data. This page provides basic information for people who want to keep pets by visually comparing data on different companion animals.
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The spatial contiguity principle. Charts and data information are closely integrated.
Coherence principle. It will help readers better understand pet information by providing rankings of the most popular pets in the U.S. and basic information about pets.
Learning Principles
Target Audience
Future owners who want a pet but don’t know which type of pet to choose yet.
Learning Objectives
Know the basic information about 4 types of pets.
Reading Time
10-20 Mins
How much do you know about animals?
Do you know what the most popular pet in America is?
Dogs are more popular!
Dogs
Cats
Freshwater Fish
Hamsters
What is your rank in these companion animals? Do you like cats or dogs? Or some other small animal?
The most popular animal companions in the U.S. are dogs, followed by cats, freshwater fish, and small animals. Freshwater fish are generally goldfish. Small animals are hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, mice, ferrets, etc.
Do you know how old an animal is compared to a human? The lifespan of most companion animals is much shorter than that of humans, which means that most animals cannot accompany their owners from childhood to middle age.
{ If a human could live to be 100 years old, how would the max lifespan of the following companion animals roughly account for a percentage of the human lifespan?}
Take medium-sized dogs as an example
Take goldfish as an example
Take hamsters as an example
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{ How do their ages compare to human ages? }
{ Life and death are normal things. Remember, the love and joy your animal brought into your life will always be cherished. }
If you can come to terms with your companion's death in the future and decide to get a pet, it's time to think about a practical problem
- How much the cost of owning one?
{ If an unexpected bill pops up due to a big incident, you would be liable for thousands of dollars. }
What do dogs and cats do every day?
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