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How Genes Determine Your Dog's Lovable and Goofy Behavior

How Genes Determine Your Dog’s Lovable and Goofy Behavior

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An Icelandic Sheepdog.Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A new study could help us better understand our canine companions. National Institutes of Health scientists say they have discovered some of the ways genes can influence the behaviors of certain breeds, such as herding dogs. For about two decades, a team led by Elaine Ostrander at the National Human …

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Complex armored dinosaur behavior: Ankylosaurs fought as much as they fought T. rex

Complex armored dinosaur behavior: Ankylosaurs fought as much as they fought T. rex

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Crurivastator Zuul in battle. Credit: Illustrated by Henry Sharpe. © Henry Sharpe Zuul shows that ankylosaurs may have also used their tail clubs for social dominance. Scientists have found new evidence of how armored dinosaurs used their signature tail clubs. The exceptional fossil of the ankylosaurus The bloodcurdling roar has spikes along its flanks that …

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