Birds’ Sense of Smell Avoids Inbreeding

Birds’ ability to smell may be much more developed than previously realized and could have conservation applications.
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/36090.jpg" alt="A sense of smell may help penguins determine where their nest is and where to find their mate, research shows. This ability is important as the birds live in monogamous pairs in large colonies. (Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)" title="A sense of smell may help penguins determine where their nest is and where to find their mate, research shows. This ability is important as the birds live in monogamous pairs in large colonies. (Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)" width="590" class="size-medium wp-image-1797418"/></a>
A sense of smell may help penguins determine where their nest is and where to find their mate, research shows. This ability is important as the birds live in monogamous pairs in large colonies. (Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)
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