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How many ribs do dogs have?

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Experience: 30+ yrs dog home vet care & nursing, rescue, behavior&training, responsible show breeding, genetics Verified The rib cage in dogs usually consists of 13 pairs of ribs of course abnormalities can occur in individual dogs. read more

In mammals, one generally thinks of ribs occurring only in the chest. However, during the development of mammalian embryos, fused-on remnants of ribs can be traced in neck vertebrae (cervical ribs) and sacral vertebrae.Human beings, both male and female, have 24 ribs (12 pairs). read more

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