Interactive Mind Maps Show the Answers to the Most Common Questions for Pet Owners

This interactive data visualization is perfect for dog and cat lovers. Why Do Cats & Dogs?, created by Nadieh Bremer in partnership with Google Trends, analyzed more than 6,000 most-asked questions about cats and dogs starting with the word “why” in Google in order to get a better understanding of what pet owners wonder about their furry friends.

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This unique visualization is displayed as an interactive mind map, with each bubble representing the popularity of the search within Google. Users can explore popular questions like “Why do dogs eat grass?” and “Why do cats like boxes?”, each of which will open a Google search upon clicking.

The questions are categorized by topic (for example, sounds and movement) and can also be explored visually. It also lists the most popular questions asked about cats and dogs. What makes this visualization so interesting is how universally common some of the questions are. Most pet owners would love to understand more about their loved ones’ thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. Google and internet searching can help provide some answers and connect users to veterinarians and pet behavior specialists that can shed light on out pets’ unique personalities.

The microsite offers a few bonus visualizations as well. This radial span chart displays search popularity across 115 countries between 2013-2018. It also highlights the top five countries with the highest search volumes for both dogs and cats.

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Whether you’re a dog person or a cat person, you’re bound to learn something new by playing around with this visualization!