Why Do Dogs Have Tails?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Why do dogs have whiskers? Why are dogs' eyesight black and white? Why do dogs have so many babies? Why do dogs have tails and we don't? Why are dogs thumbs so high on their paw? Why don't dogs sweat? Why do dogs roll in the grass? Why aren't dogs and cats friends? Veterinarian and dog scientist Jessica Hekman has answers.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jane. Before we get started, I want to talk to you about supporting, but why?
0:05.5	On May 1st and 2nd, public media lovers nationwide will come together to celebrate public
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0:21.2	Kids.org slash donate on May 2nd. Everyone who donates $5 or more on May 2nd will get
0:28.4	a three pack of stickers from Vermont Public, our home station. And one of them is a But Why
0:33.1	sticker, so you can show your love of the show everywhere you go. Thanks for supporting
0:37.6	But Why and public media in our region. We can answer questions because of generous
0:42.3	people like you.
0:58.4	This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public Radio. I'm Jane Lundhund.
1:13.2	On this podcast, you ask the questions, and it's our job to find interesting people to
1:18.1	answer them. In this episode, we're talking all about dogs. Now, if you want to learn
1:23.2	about cats, check out our companion episode. That episode includes some amazing facts about
1:29.3	how cats communicate with humans in a special language they make up with their own individual
1:35.3	human family. But in this episode, we're going to stick to barks instead of meows.
1:43.1	Lots of your dog questions had a common theme. You want to know about some of the ways
1:47.7	that dogs are different from humans. Jessica Heckman is a veterinarian and a dog researcher,
1:54.5	and she has a blog called The Dog Zombie because she's obsessed with dog brains, studying
2:00.6	them, not eating them. Anyway, I guess you could say she's a dog scientist, and she's
2:05.3	here to answer your dog questions. Our first one comes from Margot, who is five and lives
2:11.3	in Amherst, Massachusetts.
2:13.0	Why did dogs have tails and we don't?
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