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A team of scientists from Sweden and Hungary found that the nose of the dog, in addition to the well-known function, it also works with a thermal imager. About it informs the publication of the journal Nature Scientific Reports
The study revealed that the tip of the nose in dogs works like a thermal imager that allows animals to capture the slightest warmth, feeling infrared radiation.
How did scientists find out
For the purpose of the experiment, the researchers taught dogs to eat from three bowls, which were covered on top with special panels, having different temperatures. Among them, one bowl was empty. Then scientists scanned the brain of animals and realized how the process of choice.
It turns out that the smell of dogs makes it possible to smell production, and the sensation of thermal radiation allows you to search for it and to pursue.
