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That is so far from the truth it is not even funny.
WSG, What happened? Did someone run over your cat today?
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There is absolutely no basis in fact that a cats sense of smell is no better than a humans.... a cats nose is 14 times better than a humans nose. And that is a domestic cat. A wild cats is even better.
Since we are talking fact, where is the basis that there is a difference between domestic and 'wild' felines olfactory sences? A domestic cat is basically a doorway away from being a wild cat.
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How do you think wild cats locate each other for reproduction if they cant smell each other?.
Well WSD, that is where your vomeronasal(Jacobsons) organ plays a role. It is believed(remember, alot of what is thought to be known about the jacobsons organ is speculation) the jacobsons organ is used to pick up the phermones of females in estus, and males establishing territory. It is believed that the organ contains something similar to taste buds that are able to 'taste'(for lack of a better word) the molecules in the phermone. This info is then sent to the brain to create what ever responce the animal is programed for.
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If cats cant smell that well then why are male cats notorious about scent marking their territory?
I can smell where a tom has sprayed, no great feat there.
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How about prey? Do you really believe that cats are a sight only type predator?
For the most part yes. Hearing plays a role(think calling situation), but sight is used(stalk) to approach its prey. I have never seen a cat approach a call, only to circle downwind the last part of the approach in order to check the wind.
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Lions, tigers, leopards and other large cats are hunted very successfully over baits in many places. How is that possible if cats have no sense of smell?
I have never hunted Lions or Tigers or Leopards, but given the climate that they reside in, I would imagine I could smell the baits in a short order. Could it also be that they are initially attracted to a fresh kill by the activities of things such as vultures, ravens etc? Bird activity is an excellent attractor to cats, one used often to successfully call cats.
The lack of bomb smelling cats is proof enough that felines are not in the same league as canines when it comes to olfactory sensitivity. Is a felines sence of smell a little better than humans? Maybe, but why would an animal surviving in the wild not use a sence if it possesses it?