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X-ray Video Shows Dogs Drink Like Cats, Just Sloppier
By Dave Mosher Email Author
New high-speed videos show us what we already knew: that dogs make a giant mess at the water bowl.
But the clips above and below, filmed in X-ray and visible light, challenge assertions that canines drink by scooping up fluid with a backwards-curled tongue. Instead, dogs pull up a column of liquid and chomp it — just like cats.
Dog lapping broth, four cycles from AW Crompton on Vimeo.
My cat overlord objects to the conclusion of this article.