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TheMegabro t1_izvte3w wrote

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

  1. If the water is a shallow enough puddle, a wolf sticking their face in to slurp directly wouldn't even work. They'd end up having to lick the puddle and swallowing after each lick - oh my god, lapping is just an evolutionary optimization of puddle-licking.
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Elmalab t1_izwm21g wrote

are there more species that drink like this?

because all those points would be a disadvantage for a lot more animals than just dogs.

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