How Can Cats Smell So Good?

After all, doesn’t every animal have the same nose? at this point What makes cats distinctive?

Come on, these questions Let’s give the answers.

Cats, like other animals, have a variety of olfactory receptors.

Also hidden in the roof of their mouths and They have a second nose called the “vomeronasal organ” there is. Receptors in this organ pick up odors that the scent receptors in a cat’s nose cannot.

Scientists say that the information processed by this special organ is serves as sense of smell and taste he thinks. Have you seen your cat grimace or curl her lips? Don’t worry.

You’ve probably witnessed an odor absorption mechanism called the “Flehmen response” working. In fact, this isn’t just specific to cats. Many animals open small canals leading to the vomeronasal organ behind their incisors and This is how it perceives odors.

Cats use their olfactory receptors and vomeronasal organs for more reasons than you can imagine.

For example, this strong sense of smell, One of cats’ best hunting tools someone. Cats living in the wild use their olfactory skills to tell if other cats are in the area or if a mouse is lurking there.

Cats living at home, animals they do not know, different people coming to the house and thus determine the changes in their environment. Cats also use their sense of smell as a means of chemical communication.

When a cat meets a different cat, they use a physical greeting such as tapping their head or tilting their head to release pheromones from glands on their face. These pheromones tell cats a lot about each other. their gender, What kind of mood are they in?how healthy or sick they are…

Additionally, a cat’s vomeronasal organ communicates with the part of the brain that deals primarily with mating.

For example, female cats in heat, male cats can be smelled from an average of 1.5 km away. It secretes a powerful pheromone. Females also use their sense of smell to determine their preferred mate by smelling the territorial markings of males.

In summary, cats already have a tremendous ability to smell. In addition “vomeronasal organ” They take these skills even higher.

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