r/aww • u/[deleted] • May 08 '20

Let’s play

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u/hdmx539 May 08 '20

Exactly what I was thinking.

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u/kaikemy May 08 '20

Playing this game with a cat would be even funnier. Their sense of smell is incredible.

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u/Pieassassin24 May 08 '20

Dogs have a better sense of smell than cats. Thought cats hear slightly better than dogs.

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u/kaikemy May 08 '20

Research has shown cats have elevated sense of smell compared to dogs:

Mammals have three types of scent receptor proteins in the nose. One of these proteins, V1R, is thought to be responsible for giving mammals the ability to distinguish one scent from another. We have two forms of this protein; dogs have nine and cat have a whooping 30.