From supporting roles to the main characters, we’re convinced there’s no role that can’t be filled by a cute dog.

And over the years, there’s been many that have made a lasting impression. So how well do we all know the most famous furry friends? Let’s find out…

Our methods

We created a fun quiz where users were shown an image* of a famous pet from a cartoon, film, or TV show given multiple-choice answers to choose from. Whether they gave a ruff guess or were paws-itive of their answers, we found out just how good each quiz taker was at identifying some of the most famous on-screen dogs.

What did we find?

Over half of our quiz takers (51%) managed to get top marks, that’s 11/11 of the famous pooches! We reckon that deserves a round of ap-paws.

The rest of our users didn’t do too shabby either, since nearly three-quarters (74%) scored above 9, and 21% scored between 6 and 8 marks.

Something else that caught our attention was that 5 films and tv programmes from this quiz were Disney or Disney Pixar-owned, and 9/10 people answered these ones correctly. As the giants of the film and TV industry, we’d be pretty surprised if these weren’t the easiest to get right!

Want to see how well you know these famous pooches? Put your knowledge to the test by taking our quiz!

Warning: Don’t read any further if you don’t want to spoil the answers!

Still reading? Now that you’ve been properly warned, we’ll look at each question individually to see which was easiest, which most people got wrong, and which had the most variation in answer…

1. Let’s start with an easy one…which TV show or film is this cheeky chap part of?

Starting off strong, almost all of our quiz takers had no trouble recognising this famous pooch as being from the long-running cartoon series, The Simpsons. Less than 1 in 10 actually got it wrong!

First shown in 1990, this show has been going for over a quarter of a decade, so it’s no wonder that people know exactly who ‘Santa’s Helper’ is.

• Which film or TV show is this puppy from?

Since this is another one that’s been around for a while, it’ll come as no surprise that nearly everyone – 98% to be exact – got it spot on. Of course, it’s none other than ‘Slinky’ from Pixar’s Toy Story.

This loveable character was only mistaken by 2.5% of quiz takers, with 1.5% choosing Paw Patrol as their answer and less than 1% guessing Wall-E or Inside Out.

• Let’s try another cartoon…which film or TV show does this pooch belong to?

Keeping the cartoons going, our next question asked which film or TV show the comedy character ‘Brian’ is in, with the choices being Family Guy, American Dad, The Simpsons or Futurama.

Nearly 92% of people correctly identified him as a famous Family Guy cartoon character. And since he features in countless episodes of the series that’s been on our screens since 1999, alongside the Griffin family, it would be a really ruff deal if people didn’t know who he was!

• Now let’s try a real life puppy! What film or TV show is this dog from?

83% recognised this adorable real-life puppy from Frasier!

However, 7% thought this dog was from Everybody Loves Raymond and another 7% thought this dog was from the TV show Seinfeld. 3% also thought they recognised this dog from Friends. As one of the older shows featured in the quiz, it might be one that the younger generation is less familiar with.

• Where have you seen this cartoon pooch before?

Moving on to a much more recent cartoon, 88% successfully answered this question with Bluey. Although 8% might’ve gotten it mixed up with Paw Patrol, we’d say this is still pretty good going for the newest program in our quiz. Of course, it might help that it’s owned by Disney…

• This might be a tricky one…which film or TV show is this pooch part of?

Well, colour us impressed!

85% got this trickier question right, correctly answering that this pooch was part of Courage the Cowardly Dog. This cartoon pup is obviously much more popular than we realised, our bad!

• Where is this robotic dog from?

We see all of you Sci-Fi fans!

85% recognised the robotic dog as being ‘K-9’ from Doctor Who. Making his first on-screen appearance more than 10 years after the program started in 1963, he’s had several decades to make an impression on us. And it’s clear from this quiz that he’s done just that!

• Do you remember which throwback TV or film this pet is from?

This question received the highest number of correct answers, with an exact total of 98% of quiz takers recognising Clifford the Big Red Dog!

Only 2% got this wrong, with 1% saying the red dog starred in Garfield, 0.5% guessing he was in The Secret Life of Pets and just 0.2% choosing 101 Dalmatians as their answer.

Could this officially crown ‘Clifford’ as the most famous of our pooches? We think it might!

• Which film or TV show is this fluffy boy part of? 

89% recognised this loveable retriever as Dug from the film Up, which is definitely a respectable score.

But, if like the 7% of quizzers who got this wrong, you also missed out on watching this film, be sure to get the tissues out before pressing play. It’s a real emotional rollercoaster, but it’s a must-see!

• Which TV show or film is this funny-looking fellow from?

As the only Nickelodeon show to feature in our quiz, we were curious to see how well people knew this on-screen dog compared to the Disney and Pixar ones.

Although not the worst score, only 81% guessed Catdog correctly. Just under 1 in 5 got this wrong, with 10% thinking the dog was from Adventure Time and 7% guessed it was a character from the comedy series South Park.

• Finally, which film or TV show is this cutie from?

Brooklyn 99 fans, prepare to be disappointed.

While Cheddar is mentioned all the way through the show, only 65% managed to answer this one correctly. In fact, this was the lowest correct-scoring question of them all!

We guess we can let this one slide though, since he only made his first appearance in 2016 and isn’t really a main character.

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*Quiz Images Source: Fandom

Because the life cycle of frogs is such an intriguing topic, we thought it would be fun to talk through the entire process from start to finish. By the end, you should be a certified frog life cycle expert!

The Four Stages of the Frog Life Cycle

Ready to take the leap into the four stages of the life cycle? Check out the image below for a quick look at the life cycle stages and what happens during each one.

Now that you have a good idea about what goes on in each stage, we thought we’d dive deeper into each one. From the physical changes they go through down to the food they eat, we’ll guide you through all the ins and outs of how frogspawn grow into adult frogs below. 

Stage 1: The adult frog lays its eggs

The adult frog will lay all its eggs together in the water to start off the cycle. These eggs float around in the ponds, lakes and rivers they were laid in, and often just look like a large mass of jelly from far away.

When the eggs are clumped together, they’re collectively known as frogspawn.

Did you know? Some species of female frogs can lay up to 4,000 eggs at a time! 

The frogspawn starts out as tiny black dots in a jelly-like substance. The jelly itself serves many purposes for the eggs. Not only does it keep the egg moist to help it survive, but it also offers a decent amount of protection from predators. 

The jelly also serves as a good source of nutrition for the first few weeks and helps them grow. 

Before hatching, their tails will begin to form within the eggs. Because of this, the tiny dot will become comma-shaped toward the end of the first stage of the frog life cycle. 

If you come across a patch of frogspawn in some water, try looking closely to see how old you think they are!

Stage 2: Eggs hatch into tadpoles

When the eggs hatch, they enter the second stage of the life cycle. By this point, they’re known as tadpoles.

When they first hatch and for the first 1-3 weeks afterwards, tadpoles will stay close to the water plants and grass. Tadpoles still can’t survive on land, so they’ll usually feed on nearby plants filtered by the water, as well as graze on small bites of nearby vegetation. Luckily, tadpoles develop gills very early on, allowing them to breathe underwater and swim around in their fish-like stage. 

Throughout this stage, the physical changes are much more obvious than they have been previously. Hind legs and a long tail will appear on the outside, while the lungs start developing on the inside. Frogs need lungs to be able to breathe out of the water, which they’ll be doing by the third stage. A layer of skin grows over the gills once their lungs begin working properly.

Over the next 14 weeks, the tadpole will do a whole heap of growing until it eventually becomes a froglet. Incredibly, tadpoles can control the rate of their transformation. In situations where they could be in danger from predators and/or environmental pressures, they can speed up the process to escape and move to safety. It also works the other way around – if the temperature is too cold, for example, they could delay their transformation for up to a year.

The final part of this stage is very quick, taking just 24 hours to transform completely from a tadpole into a froglet. Very impressive!

Stage 3: The young frog begins forming

At this stage, the froglet begins to resemble an adult frog much more closely. The front and back legs will have fully formed, and the tail will begin to shorten. The longer tail the frog had as a tadpole meant it could store nutrients to feed from at this critical stage.

The most exciting change at this stage of the life cycle is that the frog can now survive on land, thanks to its fully developed lungs. So, young frogs can dip in and out of the water as and when they please!

Now that they’re out on land, they start looking for food elsewhere. Their long tongues and sticky saliva are incredible for hunting bugs and insects, which now become their main source of nutrition.

Stage 4: The adult frog

It can then take another four years for froglets to mature into an adult frog. By this point, they’re much less reliant on water to survive, only needing to make sure they don’t dry out. They still like to dip in and out of ponds and rivers, though!

Of course, female adult frogs will eventually lay their own eggs and repeat the cycle. We think that’s toad-ally amazing!

Fun facts about the frog life cycle

• Unlike other frog species, poison dart frogs develop brightly coloured bodies to deter other animals from eating them.
• It’s thought that frogs have been around for over 200 million years. That would mean they were leaping around at the same time as the dinosaurs!
• Frogs don’t need to drink water because they absorb it through their skin.
• The lifespan of frogs can vary massively from just 2 years up to 10 years. However, some frogs have been known to live for longer than 20 years!
• The frog life cycle is a great example of metamorphosis, which just means that they change shape as they grow from frogspawn into adult frogs. This process is most often seen in amphibians and insects, such as butterflies.

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If you’re interested in learning more about sea creatures and how their world works in the depths of our seas, you’ve definitely come to the right place.

Here, we’ll be swimming through the different levels of the ocean food chain, looking at how it works, and what would happen if the chain was disrupted.

The Ocean Food Chain

As you can see in the image above, the typical ocean food chain has four levels. At the top, we have the top predators which are usually larger sea mammals such as sharks, seals, and dolphins. They have no known predators except for humans, which means that they can basically eat whatever they want from any level of the chain, including themselves.

Second down in the hierarchy is the carnivores. These are the main prey of the top predators because they’re much bigger than the creatures in any of the lower levels of the chain, meaning they can provide more nourishment. Some examples of sea creatures at this level of the ocean’s food chain include squid and sardines.

Moving further down the chain, we have herbivores and smaller ocean creatures. Sea creatures at this level of the food chain include crabs, sea urchins, and parrotfish. These are usually eaten in large quantities by the carnivores of the ocean. Finally, we reach the bottom of the food chain where the photoautotrophs sit. These mostly provide food for herbivores, although carnivores will sometimes add these to their diets.

Who is at the Bottom of the Ocean Food Chain?

As we’ve already mentioned, photoautotrophs sit at the bottom of the ocean’s food chain. And it’s easy to see why – or at least it is with a strong enough microscope.

Read on to learn more about these super tiny but massively important creatures.

Where do they live?

One-celled organisms called phytoplankton account for the vast majority of bottom-dwelling creatures in the ocean food chain. These tend to live in sunlit upper-ocean waters because they use photosynthesis to convert nutrients and carbon dioxide into organic compounds for the other creatures in the food chain to eat. Living in an area of the water closest to the Sun means this process is usually pretty easy for them. This is also partly why we call them photoautotrophs.

What role do they play in the food chain?

These tiny but mighty plants play a large role in the ecosystem of the ocean. They are the primary producers of the organic carbon that each and every animal within the ocean food web needs to survive. So, if the numbers of phytoplankton and other organisms at the bottom of the food chain were to fall too low, this could have a huge knock-on effect across the entire food chain.

They’re also responsible for the production of more than half of the oxygen we breathe on the entire planet. That’s a lot of responsibility for such small creatures to take on!

Who is Top of the Ocean Food Chain?

The large predators sitting at the very top of the ocean’s food chain are sometimes also called opportunistic feeders. This is because they can and will eat anywhere within the food chain, including eating other large predators.

Aquatic animals at the top of the food chain include finned animals (sharks, tuna, dolphins), feathered animals (pelicans and penguins), and flippered animals (seals and walruses).

Where do they live?

Because they’re at the top of the food chain, the top predators basically have free roam of the ocean. But to catch the best prey, they usually set up camp in the areas richest in life.

Research from top marine scientists has shown that these apex predators often move to warmer sea temperatures since this is where ocean life is most productive. When the amount of food available to them becomes low, they tend to move on to a new area.

What role do they play in the food chain?

These animals are the apex predators of the ocean because they tend to be large, fast, and extremely skilled at catching their prey. So, while they cut down the numbers of other creatures within the food chain, the way they do this is usually still sustainable.

However, if there’s a sudden shift in the number of prey available to the top predators, this can have a knock-on effect on the entire chain. For example, if squid or sardine numbers suddenly dropped, the top predators would start searching for other substantially sized creatures to eat. As a result, the food chain could be disrupted since normal behaviours would change.

How Does Plastic in the Ocean Affect the Food Chain?

Unfortunately, we don’t just need to worry about overfishing and conserving the ocean’s wildlife. The threat of plastic pollution and the effect this can have on the food chain has become a growing concern over the last few decades.

Around eight million metric tons of plastic are thought to be ending up in our oceans every single year, and this number is only getting bigger. Because plastic takes so long to decompose, it stays in the ocean and damages the ecosystems.

Microplastics in particular can easily make their way into the sea, where smaller fish end up eating them. Once a fish eats the plastic, it stays inside them. This means that when larger animals eat smaller creatures, the plastic travels up the food chain to the top. Since the top predators tend to eat the most food, they are also eating the most plastic out of any other level of the food chain.

How can we help tackle plastic pollution?

Keen to do your bit to reduce plastic pollution and reduce the threat to the ocean’s ecosystem?

Take a look at our top tips below:

• Cut down on single-use plastic like plastic bottles and plastic straws
• Choose reusable everyday products, such as reusable bottles and steel straws
• Buy recyclable products from environmentally responsible retailers whenever possible
• Go litter picking on beaches and in coastal areas 

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