Long-Term Olfactory Memory in African Elephants

African elephants are capable of discriminating scents up to a single changed molecule and show the largest reported repertoire of olfactory receptor genes. Olfaction plays an important role in family bonding. However, to the best of our knowledge, no empirical data exist on their ability to remembe...

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Main Authors: Franziska Hoerner, Arne Lawrenz, Ann-Kathrin Oerke, Dennis W. H. Müller, Idu Azogu-Sepe, Marco Roller, Karsten Damerau, Angelika Preisfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/4/679