Article 4VQ96 Most dolphins are 'right-handed', say researchers

Most dolphins are 'right-handed', say researchers

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Nicola Davis
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Bottlenose dolphins found to have an even stronger right-side bias than humans

Dolphins, like humans, have a dominant right-hand side, according to research.

About 90% of humans are right-handed but we are not the only animals that show such preferences: gorillas tend to be right-handed, kangaroos are generally southpaws, and even cats have preferences for a particular side - although which is favoured appears to depend on their sex.

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