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Cat noses contain twisted labyrinths that help them separate smells

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    Rocket_Man
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    I thought this was fun, and made me think about how different our experiences are. Cat's also can't taste sweetness which is a big part of most diets. But they can seemingly separate smells pretty...

    I thought this was fun, and made me think about how different our experiences are. Cat's also can't taste sweetness which is a big part of most diets. But they can seemingly separate smells pretty intricately. I think those differences in experience are pretty interesting since we often want to think of our pets as experiencing the same things as us.

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      1. Arthur
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        Cookies and pastries both have fairly high fat contents, which cats can taste and like a lot (hence their love of high fat foods such as cream, cheese, and butter). I wonder if it was the butter...

        Cookies and pastries both have fairly high fat contents, which cats can taste and like a lot (hence their love of high fat foods such as cream, cheese, and butter). I wonder if it was the butter in the pastries that she was really after.

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  2. doingmybest
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    This is fascinating! But the last sentence just cracked me up. Cats gonna cat, man.

    This is fascinating! But the last sentence just cracked me up. Cats gonna cat, man.

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