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Dog with partially docked tail. Docking or bobbing is the removal of portions of an animal's tail.It should not be confused with cropping, [1] the amputation of ears. Tail docking may be performed cutting the tail with surgical scissors (or a scalpel) or constricting the blood supply to the tail with a rubber ligature for a few days until the tail falls off. [2]
Docking is the intentional removal of part of an animal's tail or, sometimes, ears.The term cropping is more commonly used in reference to the cropping of ears, while docking more commonly—but not exclusively—refers to the tail; the term tailing is used, also.
Kazakh Tazy is a breed of sighthound hunting dog originating from Kazakhstan. [1] [2] [3] Though it looks similar to the Saluki sighthound, it is a related but different dog breed.
This communication can occur between dogs, or during a dog-human interaction. Such movements primarily involve the tail, the ears, and the head/body. [1] Tail-wagging is a common tail movement used by dogs to communicate. [5] [6] Additionally, ear flattening or heightening are typical movements made using the ears. [2]
Boxers, showing natural and cropped ears A Doberman Pinscher puppy with its ears taped to train them into the desired shape and carriage after cropping. Cropping is the removal of part or all of the external flaps of an animal's ear. The procedure sometimes involves bracing and taping the remainder of the ears to train them to point upright.
Neurowear is a gadget project organization in Japan founded on the concept of the "Augmented Human Body". [1] The group's first project, known as Necomimi (from nekomimi (猫耳, "cat ear(s)")) is a headband with a brain wave sensor and motorized cat shaped ears programmed to turn up or down based on the wearer's electroencephalogram (electrical potentials recorded at the scalp) influenced by ...
Postural communication in wolves consists of a variety of facial expressions, tail positions and piloerection. [10] Aggressive, or self-assertive wolves are characterized by their slow and deliberate movements, high body posture and raised hackles, while submissive ones carry their bodies low, sleeken their fur and lower their ears and tail. [5]
The long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) [2] is a nocturnal mouse-like rodent with a long tail, long hind legs for jumping, and exceptionally large ears. It is distinct enough that authorities consider it to be the only member of both its genus, Euchoreutes, and subfamily, Euchoreutinae.