Totally mystified by charts

I get the impression that there's some way to create a chart from data in a table. When I try to do this, the values that show up in the chart are completely different.
Say I have a table like this:
Dogs Cats Bears Trucks
10 40 50 16
20 40 30 6
30 40 20 2
(I want to show that dogs are on the rise, trucks and bears are getting fewer, and cats remain the same.)
A chart created from this data has these sort of numbers in it:
3 2 7 4
5 2 6 3
6 2 2 2
I am totally confused. What am I doing wrong? Any help appreciated. Thanks!

santra,
In testing my response to your comment/question, I found that my last answer wasn't entirely accurate. It IS possible to paste the entire table to the Chart Data Editor at once.
No, the Chart doesn't update from your Table directly or automatically. This is because the Chart only takes data from the Chart Data Editor. To get your updated Table data to the Chart, Select the range of cells corresponding to the Chart Data, Edit > Copy, Click on the Chart to select it and activate the Chart Data Editor, Click on the first header cell in the CDE, Edit > Paste. This should update your CDE and your Chart to match your Table.
Jerry

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