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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 04-Sep-2022 21:35:07 UTC Bernie

   I was wondering how the sense of taste differs between animals:
   https://blog.zoo.org/2013/11/a-matter-of-taste.html

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 04-Sep-2022 21:41:17 UTC Bernie

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     It's not not a bad blogpost, and I didn't know that felines lack the receptors for sweetness, but it doesn't answer the main question that was on my mind: are there animals that can taste more than the 5 basic flavors perceived by humans?

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 04-Sep-2022 21:42:06 UTC Bernie

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     Ok, it seems dogs can taste something special about water... the article doesn't go into the details though...

   • Soh Kam Yung (sohkamyung@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 05-Sep-2022 05:30:45 UTC Soh Kam Yung

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     @codewiz You may want to read Ed Yong's new book, "An Immense World", where he covers the different sensory world of animals.

     Here's a Big Think video by him about the book.

     https://bigthink.com/series/explain-it-like-im-smart/animal-senses/