// function to preload images
$(document).ready(function() {
	var images = ['navigationimages/mouse2.jpg', 
		      'navigationimages/dog2.jpg', 
		      'navigationimages/cat2.jpg', 
		      'navigationimages/rabbit2.jpg', 
		      'navigationimages/ferret2.jpg', 
		      'navigationimages/bird2.jpg', 
		      'navigationimages/horse2.jpg',
		      'headerimages/subheader_mythvfact2.jpg',
		      'headerimages/subheader_whatisbmr2.jpg',
		      'headerimages/subheader_aboutus2.jpg'];

	// actually load the images
	for (var i = 0; i < images.length; i++) {	    
	    (new Image()).src = images[i];
	}
});