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Feb 28, 2020
Your dog's ice-cold nose may be a sensor for detecting heat at distance, new study shows. The rhinarium —the cold, wet, bare tip of a dog’s snout— is capable of sensing weak thermal radiation. This ability would conceivably help the carnivore to detect warm-blooded prey.
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