A cat’s visible nose (which, by the way, is unique to each kitty with its own pattern of ridges and bumps) detects regular smells in the environment, such as food aromas.

Domestic cat nose functions as a highly efficient coiled parallel gas chromatograph. PLOS Computational Biology, 2023; 19 (6): e1011119 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011119; ...

Cats may not look like they’re sniffing out mysteries, but their noses are constantly at work—mapping the world, reading signals, and even picking up on your emotions. With up to 200 million ...

How your cat nose what it's smelling! Felines have a 'super-quick' sense of smell that makes them extra-efficient at sniffing out food, study finds ...