fun facts about beagles || week 10
Part 1 || smelling
Beagles have 45 times more scent receptors than humans.
A beagle's olfactory lobe in the brain is about 40 times larger than a human.
All of a beagle's scent membranes would unfold to 60 sq. in. The same in a human would only be 1 sq. inch. That's like comparing a piece of paper to a stamp!
A beagle's sense of smell is 1,000-10,000 times greater than a human's.
Baker often smells things before he sees them. Like the deer that showed up shortly after this was taken.
fun facts about beagles || week 10
Part 1 || smelling
Beagles have 45 times more scent receptors than humans.
A beagle's olfactory lobe in the brain is about 40 times larger than a human.
All of a beagle's scent membranes would unfold to 60 sq. in. The same in a human would only be 1 sq. inch. That's like comparing a piece of paper to a stamp!
A beagle's sense of smell is 1,000-10,000 times greater than a human's.
Baker often smells things before he sees them. Like the deer that showed up shortly after this was taken.