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TheMegabro t1_izv309l wrote

Reply to comment by stealth57 in How dogs scoop up water. by ooMEAToo

  1. The water could be freezing cold, which would be make head dunking even worse.

  2. The water, although not freezing, might have alligators or crocodiles in it. Any distance you can put between you and the water helps when dodging a surprise lunge from the water.

  3. Lowering the head really far cuts down how well an animal with forward-facing eyes can see the land surrounding the water, inviting a surprise attack from large land predators, cougars/bears/lions/etc.

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