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smelliepoo t1_j2byvtr wrote

Reply to comment by BreakfastBeerz in Somewhere down the evolution, we lost the skill of passing messages through peeing in bushes and corners. by [deleted]

Totally agree and there is more information passed over in animal urine. E g. Diet, health, possibly age, certainly hormones (which can be altered when an animal is fearful, horny, on heat, etc) but definitely not 'see you at spoons, 8pm' And maybe don't go into cabins that smell of pee whether they are lived in or not!

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Ovze t1_j2csktl wrote

Probably that’s what we lost through evolution, not the message itself so the ability to decode it as we created language so yeah… actually a much interesting hypothesis, wonder if there’s some scientific investigation about it. I know some dogs can smell cancer, so who knows what info regular pee can carrie through smell.

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smelliepoo t1_j2d2644 wrote

I don't think it is lost, just unused. If we started to sniff pee more often then we may get it back! Anyone want to volunteer?

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