mohit | Shared With: Everyone - 7 days ago | metabolism, dogs, mammals, science
Quoted: Scientists are studying sled dogs that run the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in an attempt to understand why the dogs are “fatigue-proof.”
- mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 06 2007 | news, npr, dogs, science
I've been wondering why this is.
Quoted: Large dogs can be 80 times heavier than small dogs. Relatively speaking, that's like a person being 50 feet tall. Researchers have found a gene that may account for the enormous size difference between dog breeds.
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