Cats spend more time recognizing the scent of unfamiliar people. (Photo credit: Janine Lamontagne via Getty Images)
Cats can tell the difference between familiar humans and strangers after just a few sniffs of our body odor, according to a new study.
Domestic cats (Felis catus) use their sense of smell to communicate with each other and to hunt, making it an important sense for our furry friends. However, a new study published May 28 in the journal PLOS One is the first time that scientists have tested whether cats can distinguish between different people by scent.
Scientists have noticed that cats spend more time smelling the scent of a stranger than smelling their owner. This indicates that our pets recognize people they know and spend more effort studying unfamiliar scents from people they don't know.
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