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Are Humans Really Worse at Smelling than Dogs?

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Dogs Are Better Smellers Than Humans

The long held and much perpetuated belief that dogs have sense of smell superior to their trusty humans is total bunk. According to a review published in 20 17 in the journal science, doctor john mc gan sniffed out the truth by reviewing years of prior olfactory related research. When an appropriate range of odors is tested, humans out perform laboratory rodens and dogs in detecting some odors while being less sensitive to other odors. He notes that humans are even capable of following scent trails in the great outdoors. Be sure to check off the meat eater podcast on mondays on apple podcasts, or wherever you listen to yours.

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