Slow-motion mammals shaking themselves dry

This is not just another cute animal video compilation. This is science. David Hu and colleagues at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta filmed 16 wet mammals as they shook themselves dry. Watch their slow-motion footage and find out how fast different species need to shake.

Nature News story: http://www.nature.com/news/scientists-do-the-wet-dog-shake-1.11177

Original research paper: http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/lookup/doi/10.1098/rsif.2012.0429

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