The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 2, 2022
Going back to that assumption that birds don’t have a sense of smell, it can be traced to John James Audubon (of course), who performed several experiments with Turkey Vultures and concluded that the vultures used sight, not scent, to find food. The Juncos reacted to alien scents, even temporarily reducing the time spent on the nest.
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