The “wet dog shake” isn’t just limited to our canine companions, though. It’s actually an evolutionarily conserved behavior observed widely across hairy mammalian species. Now, scientists have finally ...
If you’ve ever been within the splash zone of a dog just getting out of the pool, you’ll likely have been on the receiving end of its efficacy. We’ve all seen it, but the neural mechanisms ...
Scientists have finally figured out why dogs do this shake. According to new research, the "wet dog shake" is the fault of a receptor in mammal skin called C-LTMR. And it causes furry animals of all ...