Blind, Fuzzy Moles Smell in Stereo
Tiny-eared and blind, common moles search for tasty meals – like crushed up earthworms – with their noses. Now, a study suggests that these unconventionally adorable critters find their food by smelling in stereo, by detecting small differences in the strength of an odor between the two nostrils.
The common mole smells in stereo.(Kenneth Catania/Wikimedia Commons)
