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But dogs’ rhinaria are moist, colder than the ambient temperature, and richly endowed with nerves—all of which suggests an ability to detect not just smell, but
by dvtrn 7y ago
But dogs’ rhinaria are moist, colder than the ambient temperature, and richly endowed with nerves—all of which suggests an ability to detect not just smell, but heat.
Interesting, I wonder if this has anything to do what looks like dogs licking their own noses when they get super excited, among other behaviors. Or at least my girl does, and I’ve always wondered what that was about.