Watch a wood mouse use its sense of smell to evaluate chestnuts (VIDEO)
Caption
A wood mouse uses its sense of smell to evaluate chestnuts in a forest. It moves between nuts, rejects the nut damaged by moth larvae, and selects the undamaged nut after sniffing and handling. This careful examination helps it identify higher-quality food, but could increase its exposure to predators.
Credit
Rui Kajita, Laboratory of Forest Protection, Nagoya University
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CC BY