SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoAre animals right or left 'handed'?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squareAre animals right or left 'handed'?SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
And if so what are the ratios? Are they as dominantly righties as humans? I mean do they have a handedness
minus-squarePapanca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 days agoI know that dogs are, but i don’t know the percentages. You can see it by observing the front paws when they start to walk; which one do they usually start with
minus-squareTabbsTheBat@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 days agoCats are mostly left handed if I remember, so we can also add them to the handedness list
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoCats’ hearts are also on the right-hand side of their chests, the opposite to where humans’ are. Not sure if this correlates with handedness.
I know that dogs are, but i don’t know the percentages. You can see it by observing the front paws when they start to walk; which one do they usually start with
Cats are mostly left handed if I remember, so we can also add them to the handedness list
Cats’ hearts are also on the right-hand side of their chests, the opposite to where humans’ are. Not sure if this correlates with handedness.