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Why do dogs like to roll in stinky things?

2025/1/27
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Elizabeth Carranza:我认为狗狗喜欢在臭东西里打滚可能是一种本能行为,它们这样做是为了掩盖自身的气味,从而更好地捕猎。狗狗是狼的后代,而狼是捕食性动物,狗狗也保留了部分捕食者的本能。如果它们身上有很浓的臭味,猎物就很难在它们靠近之前察觉到它们的存在。当然,我们人类的文化和社会观念中,臭味通常被认为是不好的,所以我们很难理解狗狗这种行为。但是,这并不意味着狗狗的这种行为是错误的或者是不好的。 我认为,如果狗狗在臭东西里打滚,主人应该尝试引导它们,而不是惩罚它们。我们可以尝试用零食或者玩具来转移它们的注意力,引导它们远离臭味。但是,我们不应该因为狗狗的这种行为而责备它们,因为这可能是它们的天性使然。 Cece the dog:作为一只狗,我非常喜欢在臭东西里打滚!我觉得这太棒了!我的鼻子非常灵敏,可以闻到极低浓度的物质。如果我身上有很浓的臭味,那只讨厌的松鼠就很难发现我,这样我就能更好地接近它,然后……嘿嘿!我知道我的主人不喜欢我身上有臭味,他们总是给我洗澡,让我闻起来像薰衣草和木瓜,这太糟糕了!我宁愿闻起来像垃圾桶里的腐烂物,那样才能更好地隐藏自己,然后……嘿嘿!

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If you’ve ever taken a dog on a walk, or let them run around the woods, you know that they LOVE to roll around in stinky stuff! And it’s one heck of a mess to clean up. Why do they do that? We asked researcher Elizabeth Carranza from the Arizona Canine Cognition Center to help us find the answer.

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