Discover the surprising findings of a new study on dog breeds. Despite selective breeding, there's little evidence that skull ...

This short, flat skull shape can lead to respiratory issues, however, as their narrowed nostrils, elongated soft palate, and narrow trachea can result in breathing difficulties, especially in hot ...

Short snouts and a flat profile -- within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of German domestic pigs. This is likely down to new breeding practices ...

The researchers found substantial overlap in skull shapes across breeds and functional categories, but no clear evidence that breeds selected for bite work or scent work have developed distinct ...

The prevailing belief has been that selective breeding enhances a dog’s ability to perform specific tasks, but new research challenges this assumption, at least when it comes to skills associated with ...

“I did not expect to find such clear differences in the skull shapes of giraffes — before I started looking more closely, I thought a giraffe is just a giraffe,” the post-doctoral fellow at ...

Short snouts and a flat profile—within a span of 100 years ... breeders did not select the animals specifically for their skull shape, as this trait was not important for breeding.