If you’ve ever witnessed a #whale’s powerful exhalation at the surface, you’ve likely experienced the notorious “whale breath”, that pungent cloud that can clear a whale-watching boat deck in seconds. But while humans can certainly detect these oceanic odors, the question remains: Can whales themselves smell? The answer is more complex than you might expect, with significant differences between toothed whales (#odontocetes) and baleen whales (#mysticetes). #biology #ecology #evolution https://whalescientists.com/can-whales-smell/