Why do wet dogs shake? Biologists discover the neural mechanism behind this hairy mammalian tactic

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Nov 8, 2024, 11:10 am271 pts
A team of neurobiologists at Harvard Medical School's Howard Hughes Medical Institute has uncovered the neural mechanism involved in the unique way hairy animals such as dogs shake themselves when wet. In their study published in the journal Science, the group applied oils to the necks of mice while looking for…

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