VERY interesting study! Apparently, homing pigeons use natural smells to help them navigate but artificial smells [of the same scents, mind you] don't work. One more instance where we find that man-made doesn't have the same effect as natural for animals!
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 085746.htm
Studying smell in homing pigeons
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Studying smell in homing pigeons
by Pajarita » Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:29 am
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