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That Smells!

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At the zoo today I watched this tiger sniff something on the ground and then do the gaping mouth thing that domestic cats also do after sniffing something that smells strongly/of interest. Unlike domestic cats tigers also dangle their tongue out as well, it seems :). Apparently it's called the "flehmen response" and they're drawing air into the vomeronasal organ.
Image size
2019x2826px 1.52 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D7000
Shutter Speed
1/320 second
Aperture
F/7.1
Focal Length
165 mm
ISO Speed
500
Date Taken
Jun 4, 2013, 12:53:51 PM
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