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Originally Posted by Lara
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weird question
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Can animals be predominately left legged/handed or right legged/handed like humans or would they be ambidextrous with the front ones? I just wonder this because of the little cat in the video. For a split second I thought the cat was going to do the same thing with the other paw and front leg, but it only used the same one in the end.
Cute video thanks mrsD.
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It is often said that all Polar Bears are left-handed, this is a fallacy. As to other animals there is an interesting article on Laterality in animals on Wikipedia.
The short answer is yes, many animals show preferance as we do.
Dave.