Getting the Bill – Taste, Touch and Smell in Birds
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2012
Whilst catfish have around 100,000 taste buds, rabbits around 17,000 and humans approximately 9,000, birds rarely exceed 100 of these receptors. New studies are beginning to show that smell may be an important part in these birds finding the right nest and/or partner under cover of darkness. Let’s talk about taste.
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