How do dogs recognise that another animal is also a dog when there is such a vast array of canine shapes and sizes?
Justin Baker,
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Melbourne, Australia
Why can’t we conjure up smell and touch in our heads, but we can “listen” to music when nothing is coming through our ears?
John Howes,
Cardiff, UK
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