Cats do lots of things that seem inexplicable to their human companions. According to a study published in BMC Neuroscience, cats also taste bitter flavors differently than humans, which may account for their notoriously picky eating habits.
In the wild, cats are almost exclusively carnivores. There, a bitter taste can indicate food that might be harmful, like rancid meat. But domestic cats might come across distasteful flavors in their food or medicines because plant extracts are mixed in, which may taste bitter to them. Though researchers know cats taste bitter things, they aren't sure how their tastes differ from human tastes.
0 comment(s):
Post a Comment