Zookeepers use pongy PERFUME and aftershave to help their lions hunt.
The smelly scents are used to leave trails around their enclosure.
They even douse hessian snacks in a strong aftershave and hide them in trees and behind rocks.
It helps improve their sense of smell which they need to sniff out their food given to them.
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They also need strong noses to find water and mates.
Whipsnade Zoo, near Dunstable, Beds use them for their African lions, Malik, Waka and Winta.
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Lions have an extra smelling organ on the roof of their mouths called the Jacobson Organ.
Zookeeper Steve Merrick-White said: “Lions, like all big cats, live in a world dominated by scent.
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”Their powerful sense of smell helps them to find food and water, and perhaps most importantly, sniff out a potential mate.
“They can tell when another lion is nearby simply by smelling them.”
“Spraying perfume on trees, in the long grasses or even in straw-filled hessian sacks allows our young pride to test out their hunting skills and utilise their magnificent sense of smell.
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“But we get through a lot of it.”
They rely on donations of unwanted perfumes and aftershaves from members of the public.
The article features on What’sTheJam.
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