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It's likely an optimization: if you see your prey/steak, you don't need smell to follow it. Brains (not just dogs') are full of such optimizations.
by illiarian 4y ago
It's likely an optimization: if you see your prey/steak, you don't need smell to follow it.
Brains (not just dogs') are full of such optimizations.
- jaggederest 4y agoAlso, some breeds of dog are more behaviorally driven by scent or vision, and the morphology of their nose and face matter too. Some dogs are "sighthounds", the greyhound being the classic example, which primarily orient on vision and use speed to hunt, some are "scent hounds" the bloodhound being sort of the canonical example, which use scent tracking and endurance rather than speed.