A new “Doginburgh Inventory” finds most dogs favor one paw, at least weakly.

Many researchers are interested in the measurement of nonhuman sidedness and have studied hand and/or paw preference in a wide variety of primate and non-primate animal species. Recently, a group of r...

A step-by-step guide to the “Doginburgh Inventory,” a new pawedness test developed by dog behavior researchers

Like handedness in humans, dogs show pawedness. But what is the best way to determine whether a dog is left-pawed or right-pawed?

Our canine friends are less one-sided than their owners, but they do tend to have a favoured paw

Science chats with researchers about a new method of assessing canine “handedness” and what it reveals about your pup’s health and personality

A step-by-step guide to the “Doginburgh Inventory,” a new pawedness test developed by dog behavior researchers

Just like left- or right-handed humans, domestic dogs have a preference for their left or right paw, a trait known as laterality.

The two hemispheres of the brain are neither structurally nor functionally symmetrical, and these asymmetries are often reflected in behavior. For more than ...

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A catnap is a one-sided experience, according to science

Academia like professional sports is increasingly a system defined by competition, precarity and quantification does this lead to a loss of meaning?

Katzen schlafen jeden Tag etwa 12 bis 16 Stunden. Laut einer Studie liegen sie dabei am liebsten auf ihrer linken Seite. Forschende vermuten dahinter eine evolutionär entstandene Überlebensstrategie.

Isparta et al. find that two-thirds of cats prefer to sleep on their left side, indicating asymmetry at the population level. Because the right hemisphere is specialized for threat processing, this as...

About 65 percent of cats prefer sleeping on their left side.

Katzen schlummern täglich bis zu 16 Stunden – und das offenbar überwiegend auf der linken Seite liegend. Laut einer Studie aus Bochum könnte das eine Überlebensstrategie sein. Weitere Forschung sei ab...

The way felines rest signals survival trait from their history in the wild

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Isparta et al. find that two-thirds of cats prefer to sleep on their left side, indicating asymmetry at the population level. Because the right hemisphere is specialized for threat processing, this as...

An international research team that analyzed several hundred YouTube videos of sleeping cats found that they prefer to sleep on their left side.

For animals, sleeping on their left side is not about comfort. It is a survival strategy.

For animals, sleeping on their left side is not about comfort. It is a survival strategy.