Do dogs and cats have butt cheeks?

Moment Of Um

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Human butts are divided into two cheeks that come in all shapes and sizes. Plus, they help us stand upright and move around! But what about dogs and cats? Why don’t they have butt cheeks like ours? We asked dog researcher Alexandra Horowitzto help us find the answer. Got a question you’ve been sitting on? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll help you crack it open! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on, this is the Moment of Um.
0:06.1	Answering those questions that make you go, um, um, um, um, moment of um, comes to you from APM Studios.
0:26.9	I'm Lefty.
0:28.8	The butt cheek.
0:30.8	Um.
0:32.5	I'm proud to be the left butt cheek of a sassy pug named Theodore.
0:37.0	You know, I think I'm one of the most underappreciated parts of a dog's body.
0:42.2	As a butt cheek, I help with practically everything, chasing balls, getting on and off the couch,
0:48.8	even decorating the yard with fresh turds.
0:52.2	But I'm getting off track.
0:55.9	Just last week, my owner took Theodore the pug on a dreadful walk at the park. As his left butt cheek, I had to help
1:02.2	empower his bug body up one of the steepest hills I've ever seen. And don't even get me started
1:09.3	on his right butt cheek.
1:11.6	What a slacker!
1:14.0	Anyway, when we finally got to the top, I was so excited to see the view.
1:19.3	But suddenly, everything went dark, and all I could feel was grass.
1:25.3	Theodore the sassy pug sat down.
1:28.7	Apparently, I have to do all the work to get us to the view, and I'm also the resting
1:34.9	cushion when we arrive.
1:37.4	In fact, my human friend, Hannah, was just asking about this.
1:42.8	Why don't dogs and cats have butt cheeks?
1:48.6	I would say, first of all, that especially when I look at dogs, I kind of think they do have
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