Wet dog shakes” – a common reflex behavior shared among many hairy mammals and designed to expel water and irritants from their coats – happens when particular mechanoreceptors are activated, ...

Scientists believe they’ve solved the mystery of why dogs shake off water — thanks to mice. (Credit: Jon Coyle/Shutterstock) Researchers also mapped out the neural pathway that carries this ...

Scientists discovered a mechanoreceptor that triggers the distinctive shake-off behavior observed in mice when they become ...

Scientists have finally figured out why dogs do this shake. According to new research, the "wet dog shake" is the fault of a ...

It’s a moment most house-proud dog owners dread. But now Harvard scientists may have discovered the real reason animals shake ...

When hairy mammals feel something on their back, they’ll pull out the “wet dog shakes”. 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 ...

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