How do dogs "see" with their noses? - Alexandra Horowitz

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 1 лют 2015
  • View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-dogs...
    You may have heard the expression that dogs ‘see with their noses.’ But these creature’s amazing nasal architecture actually reveals a whole world beyond what we can see. Alexandra Horowitz illustrates how the dog’s nose can smell the past, the future and even things that can’t be seen at all.
    Lesson by Alexandra Horowitz, animation by Província Studio.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 671

  • @mitjakocjancic2205
    @mitjakocjancic2205 9 років тому +716

    A piss-covered tree is a Dog's facebook wall.

  • @artwelve22
    @artwelve22 5 років тому +1295

    So that means a dog can definitely tell if their owner petted another dog... “welcome home, CHEATER”

    • @tomasdelcampo2
      @tomasdelcampo2 5 років тому +58

      This video wasn’t necessary to realize that

    • @arikakarin2323
      @arikakarin2323 4 роки тому +11

      Smart boi

    • @Amit_Pirate
      @Amit_Pirate 3 роки тому +30

      I have neighbors in my house and both the families have one dog and when my dad comes home my dog Max smells him like a thousand times just to confirm that he didn't meet any other dog 😂

    • @apillow666
      @apillow666 3 роки тому +15

      "Why do you smell of the neighbor's DOG?!"

    • @heatherbillington4906
      @heatherbillington4906 3 роки тому +3

      To true

  • @fakemadereal
    @fakemadereal 9 років тому +808

    I never knew dogs were 5th dimensional beings....

  • @downdacourt
    @downdacourt 4 роки тому +399

    I did not think I could love my dog more than I already do, but I was completely wrong.

  • @mikeyd946
    @mikeyd946 2 роки тому +94

    My friends dog is 100% blind but it acts like its not even phased. I am always in awe by its ability to navigate this world! This is why he is so well adjusted!

    • @julesoxana3630
      @julesoxana3630 Рік тому +1

      Dogs are awesome❤️ your friends dog sounds sounds so amazing and your friend is an amazing owner❤️

    • @tweaker1bms
      @tweaker1bms 3 місяці тому +2

      I had a blind dog that would be able to escape the house and follow us for miles down a winding mountain road, a road we were driving down mind you! He was able to follow us when we were in a car 😳

    • @5LAY3R
      @5LAY3R 3 місяці тому +1

      @@tweaker1bmsdamn that’s crazy! What kind of dog?

  • @fernandajaor3559
    @fernandajaor3559 8 років тому +857

    Dogs are the most beautiful creature on Earth

    • @rtrimble
      @rtrimble 7 років тому +9

      AGREED!!!

    • @balloonomancy3429
      @balloonomancy3429 7 років тому +12

      No, they aren't.

    • @balloonomancy3429
      @balloonomancy3429 7 років тому +6

      No, they aren't. Period. Game over.

    • @fernandajaor3559
      @fernandajaor3559 7 років тому +16

      Nutella Spoonful Why do you think they're not? What's the most beautiful creature then?

    • @balloonomancy3429
      @balloonomancy3429 7 років тому +8

      Nothing. Nature is the most beautiful thing.

  • @suzanneshelton4798
    @suzanneshelton4798 7 років тому +128

    Thank you - this made me appreciate the importance of dogs having the opportunity to get outside their own yard and smell different smells. Atticus and I go for a lot more walks now.

    • @da_poopoo_dealer3152
      @da_poopoo_dealer3152 Рік тому +2

      Lol i do this with my cat ill drive around letting her smell out the window for a bit then ill pull over and let her walk around and sniff stuff and even rub her face on stuff to mark it if she wants

  • @tangerine8345
    @tangerine8345 8 років тому +250

    I looved this video. Dogs are beyong amazing. My 10 year old rottie passed away almost 2 years ago, and we are still missing her deeply. She was the joy in my home, we were very blessed to have her ❤❤

    • @sortagoodish8491
      @sortagoodish8491 3 роки тому +2

      Do you have a new dog yet? My 11 year old golden retriever is going to be put down tomorrow, so I know the pain - and yeah I know I'm responding to a 4 year old comment, sue me - but I at least have two other, much younger goldens; there are always more dogs, each wonderful in their own way, always coming anew even as our older canine friends pass. I'll miss my old good boy, but he lived a good life, and my younger dogs will stay with me - and in future days when they too pass, new pups will have been born, each to live long and well.

    • @sayhey2538
      @sayhey2538 3 роки тому

      Nowadays people tend to love dogs more than their family members👍

  • @dstanl
    @dstanl 2 роки тому +135

    I read somewhere that when you take your dog out for a walk/sniff, for them it’s like reading the paper. They find out everything they need to know. I always let my dog have a good sniff even if it drives me crazy.

    • @user-my8qj
      @user-my8qj Рік тому +1

      But why would that drive you crazy?

    • @eyglo89
      @eyglo89 Рік тому +20

      @@user-my8qj It can drive you crazy bc it's very time consuming, just a 10 min walk for you alone can be double the time with a dog. Always stopping and sniffing/peeing, sometimes we only take 2 steps and then they stop again like it's the most important sniff they will ever have.
      I do allow my dog's to stop this often, when I take them out it's for them, I try to not combine me doing stuff and taking them with me and walk there. If I'm walking for the exercise I will choose a path where they can run free and I don't need to stop this often.
      I call these slow walks Nosebook 😅 but if someone was standing over me while I was on Facebook or other social media I would also try to read/see everything at once

  • @Garbeaux.
    @Garbeaux. 3 роки тому +37

    I’ve always thought dogs and humans have a symbiotic relationship that makes up for each other’s strengths and weakness. We work together in a mutually beneficial partnership. Some have argued we wouldn’t have started civilization without the help of dogs.

  • @Chorum28
    @Chorum28 8 років тому +175

    I knew my dog was special.

  • @toreshi
    @toreshi 9 років тому +197

    Watching this with my dog :)

  • @eldash2801
    @eldash2801 3 роки тому +26

    They are so perfect, we dont deserve them at all 💕
    And now people can hurt them, is beyond my understanding.

  • @kevobrando95lx44
    @kevobrando95lx44 2 роки тому +2

    The little air vortexes caused by the exhaling makes the quick sniffing sensible

  • @MichaelMiller-rg6or
    @MichaelMiller-rg6or 8 років тому +38

    My dog drives me crazy sometimes, my home wouldn't be the same without him

  • @joshuarosen6242
    @joshuarosen6242 7 років тому +22

    The point about time is what fascinates me about this. I can see my dog can smell the recent history of where we go. It would be really interesting to know what that feels like.

  • @adamstriebel7815
    @adamstriebel7815 2 роки тому +15

    CRAZY HOW LUCKY WE ARE to be able to access all this knowledge. I LOVE me some TED-Ed! Alexandra's book is great too!!!

  • @RandomCanEHdian
    @RandomCanEHdian 9 років тому +11

    I think this video helps me explain to myself why my dog has such an obsession with the window near her couch always being open.

  • @KrzysztofKotarba
    @KrzysztofKotarba 9 років тому +124

    I use public transport... I don't want to have such a good smell like dogs.

  • @animatrix1490
    @animatrix1490 8 років тому +20

    I feel like this is part of why people (including myself) like dogs. They can literally sense our emotions and respond to them.

  • @SilverSugarwings
    @SilverSugarwings 7 років тому +55

    God has blessed us with such wonderful creatures :) 💙

    • @thatoneguy7451
      @thatoneguy7451 4 роки тому

      if they had thumbs and a bigger brain, they’d pick up a knife and kill us

    • @professoreg3801
      @professoreg3801 2 роки тому +1

      @@thatoneguy7451 you’re thinking of cats dude

  • @thiagomoutinhoramos
    @thiagomoutinhoramos 8 років тому +4

    That's why dogs are SO adorable

  • @MrMysticphantom
    @MrMysticphantom 9 років тому +23

    holy crap i knew the differences would be complex.... but not this complex... this is amazing

  • @ljre3397
    @ljre3397 2 роки тому +2

    I know this is 7 years old but this is a really good video. Thanks if you’re still listening.

  • @bayla2011
    @bayla2011 9 років тому +16

    What a beautiful study! The animation was great too- quite child like. Thank you for sharing!

  • @brokensunnier4098
    @brokensunnier4098 7 років тому +9

    What a wonderful lesson!
    I have a gluten detection dog and this is a great explanation of how he can do what he does!
    Thank you to all who made this!

  • @ElectricIguana
    @ElectricIguana 9 років тому +3

    I fell in love with the animated dog in this video

  • @achalsood3705
    @achalsood3705 2 роки тому +5

    All this sniffing power and my dog still struggles to find the treats I hide for him. My dog is a little derpy but I still love him very much.

  • @judypa38
    @judypa38 2 роки тому +8

    Interesting: I live where there are deer. I noticed I won't see a deer if I am outside working. If I stay inside all day, sometime during the day I have a family of deer hanging out in my yard. I had seen cougars and wondered how the deer avoided the cougars; then I learned deer smell other animals and they know who the predators are. There was a couple of times peoples dogs would run over to me and let me pet them; the owner would say: my dog doesn't let others pet them. My favorite animal story: I was really tired one day and fell asleep sitting up on the couch. My friendly dog, was acting chaotic and really wanted my attention - I got up because he was acting so weird and followed him, he took me to the door and I saw a mans hand reaching for the door knob and I noticed the door wasn't locked. I locked it, and the man said, sorry wrong house. My dog knew- he smelled or sensed danger.

  • @marieindia8116
    @marieindia8116 2 роки тому +3

    I cant tell you how much I love this video. I have recommended it to several people.

  • @Cayleona
    @Cayleona 2 роки тому +1

    That animated dog was absolutely beautiful! And thanks for this video :)

  • @nonsibicunctis
    @nonsibicunctis 9 років тому +16

    Great presentation - simply explained, attractive graphics, entertaining & informative. Good one. AAA

  • @tsueberm
    @tsueberm 7 років тому +11

    One big difference not really made clear in the video is, that we humans are limited to distinguish one smell at a time (try it out - you can one smell one thing at a time). While dogs do not have time limitation. As they can smell many things at once, the comparison is rather about one colour at a time vs. seeing a full 3d vision.

    • @ADEehrh
      @ADEehrh 6 років тому +2

      dafreergdf That may be cause their face is almost all nose. Long live fido!

  • @teke735
    @teke735 4 роки тому +4

    Amazing information, delivered wonderfully! Quite a few questions answered for me. Kudos!

  • @AdnanAhmed
    @AdnanAhmed 7 років тому +2

    Great voice over for the dog.

  • @ronmecredy
    @ronmecredy 9 років тому +5

    I always find it funny when other dog owners comment about how my dog is probably smelling their pooch when she greets them

  • @danielparra9271
    @danielparra9271 2 роки тому +2

    This is amazing! thanks.

  • @youwantmyname9208
    @youwantmyname9208 2 роки тому +19

    Dogs could sense your emotions, sickness or your genetic even if you didn't even know you had it! Dogs smelling ability is so amazing

  • @domenica1976
    @domenica1976 9 років тому +6

    this is amazing. Thanks for sharing!!

  • @deadblasterjs
    @deadblasterjs 9 років тому +63

    Ted ed dogs don't see in black and white you know...
    They see a lot less colors but they do see colors
    Human beings have 3 cones of color receptors in our eyes
    Dong only have 2..
    Mantis shrimp has 12 receptors :D

    • @FunnyLittleFrog
      @FunnyLittleFrog 5 років тому +1

      And how do these receptors/cones make each thing look different? Just curious

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer 4 роки тому +3

      @@FunnyLittleFrog 3 different cones means 3 different primary colors. Less cones means less colors, because there's less colors that can be made by combining with the primary colors.

    • @thatoneguy7451
      @thatoneguy7451 4 роки тому +3

      Dogs see blue and yellow, but don’t see green and red; green and red looks like just gray to them.

    • @random_person_on_internet
      @random_person_on_internet 3 роки тому +2

      @@thatoneguy7451 means color blind peoples also have 2 cons instead of 3😄😆😂

    • @random_person_on_internet
      @random_person_on_internet 3 роки тому

      Looks like world is always very colorful for mantis shrimps :D

  • @hrrawr
    @hrrawr 2 роки тому +3

    It's been a long time since I've learned so much in less than 5 minutes!

  • @ArjunShenoy
    @ArjunShenoy 9 років тому +5

    Didn't know there is so much !! Thanks for the share TED-Ed !!

  • @adrianapibai4500
    @adrianapibai4500 9 років тому

    Thanx Alexandra Horowitz for your contribution to science, especially to our knowledge and interaction with dogs. Regards from Buenos Aires.

  • @ha8008
    @ha8008 2 роки тому +1

    the animation is so cute i love it

  • @gowasnoga
    @gowasnoga 9 років тому +23

    dogs are awesome

  • @lara_xy
    @lara_xy 2 роки тому

    Love the animations as always!

  • @Simonmallink9
    @Simonmallink9 9 років тому +1

    fantastic love it .. Will be using it as a training aid at our academy ...

  • @kellytozarindamasceno6709
    @kellytozarindamasceno6709 Рік тому

    I liked the animation, simple and cute!

  • @yeaijachoudhury7100
    @yeaijachoudhury7100 7 років тому +8

    dogs are love💖....
    the bestest greatest friendliest creature of all time
    💖💙💚💛💝💜

  • @ronque23
    @ronque23 5 років тому +4

    Watched this while my dog lay on my lap, right before he’s sniffing around even though I’ve got no treat for him. Great bonding video!

  • @vjnikm8730
    @vjnikm8730 3 роки тому

    Animation is awesome...hope u make each video like this only....and dog look so sweet...I'm definitely gonna adopte one soon...

  • @50zezima
    @50zezima 8 років тому +50

    dogs do not see like that, they are red-green colorblind by default. that means that they still see vibrant yellows and blues

    • @xivwords5448
      @xivwords5448 5 років тому

      Too poo not totally rg color blinds. The rods and cones

  • @youdontknowme55517
    @youdontknowme55517 2 роки тому +1

    amazing video! love it

  • @rafiasruti9430
    @rafiasruti9430 4 роки тому +3

    This doggo is way too cuteo😍

  • @jujudizzle
    @jujudizzle 9 років тому +2

    Super cute and informative! Thanks :D

  • @diwesta
    @diwesta 9 років тому +1

    This dog art is really cute

  • @o001857
    @o001857 7 років тому +3

    I love the narration by Pen-Pen Chen.

  • @studmuffin4785
    @studmuffin4785 9 років тому +3

    Hahahahahaahaha @2:36 and her voice is so serious loool- funny yet educational :)

  • @bassinblue
    @bassinblue 8 років тому +21

    I'm watching this video and looking at my cat like ''see? Why can't you be like that?"....he just crapped on my bed.

  • @_charlotteevee_
    @_charlotteevee_ 6 років тому +3

    The dog in the video is so cute!

  • @elizabethlancaster6695
    @elizabethlancaster6695 5 років тому +1

    awwww i wanna hug my little buddy now like always love you Yoda and Jaxxy

  • @mikestoneadfjgs
    @mikestoneadfjgs 9 років тому +2

    Great video!!

  • @gatorchomp3371
    @gatorchomp3371 4 роки тому +1

    amazing, great video!

  • @jackjohn4882
    @jackjohn4882 4 роки тому +2

    My dog could tell if I had bought chicken for dinner way before I was even close to the house's gate.

  • @MNobass
    @MNobass 9 років тому +1

    so nice! I love it!

  • @ItBeHayley
    @ItBeHayley 9 років тому +3

    dogs are just amazing

  • @lavapop1900
    @lavapop1900 6 років тому

    I thoroughly enjoyed this video

  • @juliusgoze1380
    @juliusgoze1380 5 років тому +12

    Maybe it should be "how do good Bois smell good food"

  • @aryensujjan
    @aryensujjan 9 років тому

    TED Ed you are just amazing

  • @B.Thull-Dawid
    @B.Thull-Dawid 5 років тому

    Sehr schön, super umgesetzt, ich bin begeistert!

  • @isabellahaddad8091
    @isabellahaddad8091 2 роки тому

    At first I thought it wasn’t highlighting the human olfactory bulb but after a hot second I realized it was a tiny speck almost as thick as the line and that’s how small it is

  • @holly3905
    @holly3905 8 років тому

    Fascinating!

  • @noahsmit5663
    @noahsmit5663 7 років тому +1

    so helpful

  • @Miyao05
    @Miyao05 7 років тому +3

    This is why I love dogs. Just another amazing facts about them

  • @Cristinact
    @Cristinact 7 років тому

    Loved it, loved it!!

  • @dominikakoodynska3357
    @dominikakoodynska3357 5 років тому +1

    how amazing!! 😍

  • @weird.silence9548
    @weird.silence9548 7 років тому

    We watched this in school! Great video!!

  • @shawoo
    @shawoo 4 роки тому +10

    Please let dogs sniff and don’t yank on their leash while you walk them. Sniffing time is their time

  • @karinbridge
    @karinbridge 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent

  • @goldenhorn15
    @goldenhorn15 8 років тому +1

    What a wonderful video! My dogs never cease to SNORT me, when I have been away from the house. I love dogs so fking muchly :)

  • @genesisonaroll1040
    @genesisonaroll1040 4 роки тому +1

    That dog is sooooo cuteeeee

  • @SandyBoyko
    @SandyBoyko 6 років тому

    Amazing indeed!

  • @irislioness
    @irislioness 7 років тому +1

    AMAZING!!!

  • @dipro001
    @dipro001 9 років тому +1

    AWWW this dog is SO CUTEE! I want to give it a hug ^_^

  • @PortsladeBySea
    @PortsladeBySea 3 роки тому

    Fascinating! 🐶❤️🐶

  • @emilyhancock3456
    @emilyhancock3456 9 років тому +1

    SO cool!

  • @hsaqib8995
    @hsaqib8995 4 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing :)

  • @1127jim
    @1127jim 9 років тому +2

    They should do another one on dog hearing. My dog can hear the UPS and FEDEX truck long before it passes near the house.

    • @Lena-ld1qc
      @Lena-ld1qc 9 років тому +2

      Have long wondered the same thing. My uncle's guard dog, who stays in his front yard, starts welcoming me when I'm almost a block away whenever I go visit them. I can hear him bark like crazy and I know he can't see me. Though, I've always thought he could smell and not hear me, cus he does not bark for strangers when they're that far, but he does bark for me and my brother.

  • @liamarelia
    @liamarelia 5 років тому +1

    Awesome!🐶💛

  • @idkwtvr4844
    @idkwtvr4844 5 років тому +4

    In English, we can directly describe how things look (ex: this is green), or we can say that it looks like something else (this looks like an apple). There are a lot fewer direct description words for smell, and we usually describe smells by saying what something smells like. This is because most humans do not rely on the sense of smell as much as sight, so we have more descriptive words for sight. However, dogs have a relatively strong sense of smell and worse eyesight, so if they had a language, I can’t help but wonder whether they would have a lot more words to describe smell that we humans will never be able to understand. (Just imagine a dog being like “your apple smells green”)

  • @1018Stacey
    @1018Stacey 5 років тому +1

    Wow, your video was very well done. I learned a lot even though we do not have a dog but, many cats instead.

  • @pepsi-man2826
    @pepsi-man2826 Рік тому

    And yet, when I’m having a bad day, my dog just sits there waiting for pets.

  • @ewsupdatestoday2758
    @ewsupdatestoday2758 9 років тому

    thanks so much about this video

  • @trentigalaxy
    @trentigalaxy 9 років тому +10

    i love my dogs sponge nose

  • @barbhugheschapman268
    @barbhugheschapman268 7 років тому

    Thank you so. Ugh for this information

  • @TommyAndGracie
    @TommyAndGracie 9 років тому +3

    My chihuahua has radar smelling and hearing! : )

  • @valentinascollo4454
    @valentinascollo4454 9 років тому

    Imprecionante!

  • @danilovilela1784
    @danilovilela1784 8 років тому +4

    After watched this video I undestand my dog better and see the things as its point of view.
    Thanks for that! Grat job

  • @389jn
    @389jn 10 місяців тому

    Dogs are amazing!
    I love them❤❤❤

  • @morkwa
    @morkwa 9 років тому +2

    fire hydrants and trees are kind of a dog "foursquare". they're like "sniff-sniff, let's see who checked in here?"