Did you know? Unlike the rest of your dog's ribs, the cartilage of your dog's last rib doesn't…

Adrienne Farricelli

Did you know? Unlike the rest of your dog's ribs, the cartilage of your dog's last rib doesn't connect to anything at all and it's therefore called a "floating rib."https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dog_anatomy_lateral_skeleton_view.jpg

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