26. Cats possess an extra sensory organ on the roof of their mouths that allow them to “taste” smells. In this way, they can almost literally taste the air. Pretty nifty, right?
Humans’ senses of taste and smell are closely related as well, but cats are much more attuned to those senses. They can really pick out all sorts of flavors from the air that humans never could.
This helps them to hunt, especially in the nighttime when visibility is low. That’s when you need all of your senses working!
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