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>many animals don't even taste "sweetness" (or if they taste it they don't like it or don't prefer it). Not even all primates, if I recall correctly. The artic
by JohnJamesRambo 7y ago
>many animals don't even taste "sweetness" (or if they taste it they don't like it or don't prefer it). Not even all primates, if I recall correctly.
The article said cats are the only mammals that can't taste sweet.
- indecisive_user 7y agoA quick search suggests that's not true. >Our feline friends carry broken versions of the genes that build sugar detectors on the tongue. As such, they’re completely oblivious to the taste of sweet things. So are Asian otters. And spotted hyenas. Sea lions and dolphins too. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2012/03/13/sugar-sweet-taste-cats-dolphins-carnivores-genes/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2012/03...
- JohnJamesRambo 7y agoGuess we are getting some https://www.epsilontheory.com/gell-mann-amnesia/ https://www.epsilontheory.com/gell-mann-amnesia/ in one of the articles. I suspect you are right.