Does anyone know if they have a strong sense of smell?
I know they are scavengers so would just happen to come across most of their food, but does anyone find they respond quickly if a bowl of favourite food is put in the enclosure?
Just curious!
Sense of smell?
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CAS_678
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Sense of smell?
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Re: Sense of smell?
They do have a strong sense of smell, but as they are cold-blooded animals (thus burn less energy to stay alive), they do not eat as much as a warm-blooded animal of similar size and weight. They do prefer to eat something different each time.
Wai
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Re: Sense of smell?
It is said they can smell food up to 1 mile away.
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