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Parrots are immune to the pain effects of capsaicin because it doesn't attach to their receptors and many actually love eating hot peppers. https://www.researc
by yareally 7y ago
Parrots are immune to the pain effects of capsaicin because it doesn't attach to their receptors and many actually love eating hot peppers.
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_did_birds_adapt_to_eat_hot_peppers2 https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_did_birds_adapt_to_eat...
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https://www.parrots.org/ask-an-expert/are-hot-peppers-good-for-your-parrot https://www.parrots.org/ask-an-expert/are-hot-peppers-good-f...
- ncmncm 7y agoIt is likely that the different perceptual capacities of mammals and birds is the actual reason why peppers produce capsaicin. They "want" their fruit eaten by birds, who will scatter the seeds widely, not by mammals who will not.