But when it comes to being left-pawed, they far outstrip us pet owners.
A study of 17,901 dogs across the UK found 31 per cent favoured their left paw when reaching for food, and 43 per cent favoured their right – much like cartoon superstar Scooby Doo.
A study of 17,901 dogs across the UK found 31 per cent favoured their left paw when reaching for food
In comparison, only 10 per cent of the human population do not use their right hand. Researchers from Lincoln University had dog owners place a treat inside a cardboard or plastic tube and observe how their pet tried to retrieve it.
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Female sheep prefer to mate with submissive males than dominant ones when given a choice, a new study has revealed.
While dominant rams usually mate more often than low-ranking males, they can actually run out of sperm, according to the researchers from the University of the Republic of Uruguay.
What s more, if the dominant rams fathered all the lambs in their flock, there would be less genetic diversity, increasing the risk of malformations and disease within the group.
To counteract this issue, ewes have taken matters into their own hands (well, hooves), by turning to the more submissive males in the group.
How is this horse feeling? New mobile brain wave reader could tell
Mar. 9, 2021 , 5:15 PM
The famed stallion Black Beauty felt joy, excitement, and even heartbreak or so he tells us in the 1877 novel that bears his name. Now, scientists say they’ve been able to detect feelings in living animals by getting them straight from the horse’s mouth or in this case, its head. Researchers have devised a new, mobile headband that detects brain waves in horses, which could eventually be used with other species.
“This is a real breakthrough,” says Katherine Houpt, a veterinary behaviorist at Cornell University who was not involved with the work. The device, she says, “gets into the animals’ minds” with objectivity and less guesswork.