Lauren DeGrief
Appearances
Short Wave
Will Bark For Science
Dogs and other mammals like rats and mice are considered macroosmotic, while humans are considered microosmotic. And what that means is that the inner flow paths of our, when we sniff versus breathe, are different between those two sets of animals.
Short Wave
Will Bark For Science
So all those little sniffs as they go in and out, they're really, really reaching. It's like having little invisible hands pulling that odor towards their nose.
Short Wave
Will Bark For Science
They can code more odorants and they can basically distinguish better between what you want them to find and the other things that are there.