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I think birds for example don't register capsaicin. Point being, not all animals taste things the same or are affected negatively by the same things.

• flangola7 4y ago
  Do they still suffer the inflammation and other effects? Our eyeballs don't have taste buds but habanero juices will still disable you if they come into contact.
  • fjkdlsjflkds 4y ago
    The burning sensation of "spicy" things is not mediated by "taste buds". For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemesthesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemesthesis
• FreeFull 4y ago
  On the other hand, I wouldn't usually expect birds to gnaw on car cables, and all mammals do register capsaicin. Capsaicin is used semi-frequently to help against rodents gnawing on cables.
  • throwanem 4y ago
    It's also used to produce suet cakes that squirrels and raccoons won't steal. Those things have a lot of it, too, enough so I wear nitrile gloves to handle them - worse even than mincing a handful of habaneros, you just can't wash the stuff off.