Rats have 'Jedi'-like sense of smell, groundbreaking study asserts: 'Seems like magic'

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Rats have 'Jedi'-like sense of smell, groundbreaking study asserts: 'Seems like magic'
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Rats and mice might be enhancing their strong sense of smell by using sounds unable to be detected by the human ear.

Research ers say rats and mice might be enhancing their strong sense of smell by using sounds unable to be detected by the human ear. Research ers say rats and mice might be enhancing their strong sense of smell by using sounds unable to be detected by the human ear.

According to the Mercado, rodents may use ultrasonic vocalizations, or USVs, which occur at higher frequencies than humans can hear.Ultimately, Mercardo asserts, that the cheese-eaters could “coordinate sniffing with sound production” to “enhance reception of pheromones.” “They’re creating new pathways of information by manipulating their environment and controlling the molecular interactions of particles around them.”Mercado began as a padawan learner studying the songs of humpback whales and later identified a unique inconsistency in the vocals of rats after reviewing cross-research on the marine mammal.

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