Lemurs smell fruit from 50 feet away via 'odor plumes'
Lemurs can use their sense of smell to locate fruit hidden more than 50 feet away in the forest—but only when the wind blows the fruit’s aroma toward them, according to a new study. “This is the first time research has demonstrated that primates can track a distant smell carried by the wind,” says anthropologist and lead study author Elena Cunningham, a clinical associate professor of molecular pathobiology at New York University’s College of Dentistry. Many animals use their sense of smell to locate food. However, less is known about whether primates can smell far away food, or if ...
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