Why Do Dogs Shake to Dry Off?

Everyone loves a slow motion video of a dog shaking to dry off, but what is the science behind it? Host: Hank Green We're conducting a survey of our viewers! If you have time, please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 Hosted by: ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kevin Bealer, Mark Terrio-Cameron, KatieMarie Magnone, Inerri, D.A. Noe, Charles Southerland, Fatima Iqbal, سلطان الخليفي, Nicholas Smith, Tim Curwick, Scott Satovsky Jr, Philippe von Bergen, Bella Nash, Chris Peters, Patrick D. Ashmore, Piya Shedden, Charles George ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://www.nature.com/news/scientists-do-the-wet-dog-shake-1.11177 http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/10/22/130758623/scientists-reveal-how-fast-dogs-must-shake-to-dry-their-fur http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/9/77/3208