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The brilliant and bizarre ways birds use their sense of smell—from natural cologne to pest control

When we think about birds, we often picture their colorful plumage: the iridescence of a peacock's tail or the electric blue flash of a kingfisher. Or we might consider how they use voices, from the song of the nightingale to the coo of a dove or the shriek of a jay.

The brilliant and bizarre ways birds use their sense of smell—from natural cologne to pest control
Image: Phys.org
When we think about birds, we often picture their colorful plumage: the iridescence of a peacock's tail or the electric blue flash of a kingfisher. Or we might consider how they use voices, from the song of the nightingale to the coo of a dove or the shriek of a jay.

Originally published at Phys.org

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