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Sled dogs have shorter legs for a reason
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Sled dogs have shorter legs for a reason

Sled dogs are powerful athletes, and their demanding work may have shaped the way their bodies evolved. A new study found that modern sled dogs have leg bones about six percent shorter than those of similar dogs, a build that may lower their center of gravity and help them pull loads more effectively. Researchers also found that nearly 89 percent of the ancient dog bones they examined matched this shorter-legged pattern. So, these findings could help uncover how sled-dog transportation developed and spread across the Arctic.
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