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How sled dogs and pets respond when the clocks change

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82% Informative

Researchers from the University of Toronto put motion sensors on a group of Canadian sled dogs.

They saw that the animals were active and moving around almost exactly an hour early - the morning after the clocks went back.

In contrast, pet dogs of the same breeds as the working dogs showed no measurable effect - apparently resting peacefully during their extra hour in bed.

VR Score

90

Informative language

94

Neutral language

41

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

42

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

1

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