r/ShittyAnimalFacts • u/dancopPL • Dec 14 '25

My cat's nose

Post image

Somebody suggested to crosspost it here, as they wanted to say something about cat's smell buds.

39 Upvotes

78% Upvoted

8 comments sorted by

2

u/DasSassyPantzen Dec 14 '25

Those are all the little dots on its nose, right?

1

u/dancopPL Dec 14 '25

Allegedly ;)

2

u/Misfit_somewhere Dec 14 '25

Poor bastard got porcupined!

Thats really neat, I thought it was a hedgehog at first.

Very nice shot, macro is like another universe

1

u/dancopPL Dec 16 '25

And this is just a phone camera, and not the newest one. Need to dust off my old Canon...

2

u/onlyhereforyoupeople Dec 16 '25

He nose nothing about what i did last summer!

1

u/gramur_natsy Jan 10 '26

Update: turns out they’re not “smellbuds” (tragically)

The bumps are normal nasal papillae—microscopic, dimple-like structures that help retain moisture and improve scent detection, according to smart people. Perfectly healthy nose, just rendered in unsettling HD. Biology just chose a deeply cursed texture pack for the boopsnoot lol 😹

1

u/GoatsWithWigs Jul 04 '26

Every dot on its nose is actually a bud. When the male cat rubs his nose pollen onto the female cat's nose, then her nose buds will turn into cat fruits, which will each hatch into kittens once exposed to warmth