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How do dogs "see" with their noses?

Alexandra Horowitz · TED

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You may have heard the expression that dogs 'see with their noses.' But these creature's amazing nasal architecture actually reveals a whole world beyond what we can see. Alexandra Horowitz illustrates how the dog's nose can smell the past, the future and even things that can't be seen at all. [Directed by Província Studio, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen].

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Alexandra Horowitz
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Psychology and the brain, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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