Is there a keener sense of smell than the bloodhound’s? Consider:
The bird with the keenest sense of smell may be the turkey vulture. Sir David Attenborough conducted a remarkable experiment. He buried some meat in leaf litter. Well within an hour, vultures had detected the smell from above the tree canopy and half a mile away, and located the meat.
Some people have a keen sense of smell for their life’s goal. Most of us track it like a bloodhound, step to step to get there; a few are like the vulture, getting there in nearly one fell swoop.
(Quoted from page 47 of Feathers of Hope, by Barbara Chepaitis. Excelsior Editions, 2010.)
For a brief biography of David Attenborough, click here. For images of or relating to David Attenborough, click here.
For information about Barbara Chepaitis, click here. For images of or relating to Barbara Chepaitis, click here.
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