Animals
Exploring "Why" questions about Animals
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Why my dog HATES having his leash and harness put on him, even though it doesn’t bother him once it’s on and he knows it means he’s going on a walk?
Dogs don't like wearing a leash or harness, and some dogs are more prone to mixed emotional response than others. Once the dogs leash is on, you'll find that the thought of going for a walk is distrac
Why do dogs play fetch?
Domestic dogs (and cats) have been preferentially bred for being non-aggressive (amongst other things) for thousands of generations. As a result they are psychologically a weird; they act alot like im
Why is it that cats and dogs get arthiritis relatively quicker than when humans get it?
Possibly because they have a shorter life span? One human year is approximately (from memory, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong) 7 dog years - this means that a 10 year old dog is the equi
Why is breakfast “the most important meal of the day”?
It's not, the slogan, "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day," was invented in the mid 19th century by Seventh Day Adventists James Caleb Jackson and John Harvey Kellogg to sell their newly
why can restaurants take tip money out of their employees paycheck? A friend of mine works hospitality for a restaurant and makes hourly. She still makes tips. They told me that the tips they make …
Tipped workers are allowed to be paid under minimum wage for their hourly rate. Let's say minimum wage is $10. The job can pay $5 plus tips.
Why dinosaurs names end in -saurus, -don, -us?
Most dinosaurs are called popularly by the name of their genus, which is always in Latin. "Saurus" is Latin for lizard, "don" is Latin for tooth, and "us" is just a typical Latin singular suffix. So f
Why do people still support PETA, even after it became known that they needlessly kill over 90% of the animals they “rescue” and spend a major part of the donations on publicity?
Because to know this, you actually have to do something to inform yourself. Most people don't do that - lapping up the PETA propaganda is easier.
Why aren’t dominant traits always more common than recessive traits?
Dominant traits aren't preferentially passed along between generations, they just express more strongly if they are passed down. If a dominant gene is rare, it may continue to be rare unless there's s
Why do so many celebrities want to be photographed by Terry Richardson?
Question 1: Am I a celebrity? * Yes: Move onto question 2 * No: Who gives a shit about you? Question 2: Do I like to look terrific in photographs?
Why do they ship tagliatelle as birds nests instead of boxed like spaghetti
Its a marketing tactic. The bird nest layout makes it sell a lot more because its visually appealing.