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Last Word: Dizzy dogs

In hot weather dogs keep cool by panting. If I were to do this I would hyperventilate and exhale too much carbon dioxide. How do dogs avoid the effects of respiratory alkalosis?

Andrew Benton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, UK

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